"It was a wonderful experience interacting with you and appreciate the way you have planned and executed the whole publication process within the agreed timelines.”
Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
This book is a compilation of images photographed under the common theme of "Daring to dream despite poverty in India." With 18 images from 10 different states, this book aims to throw light on the struggles of various families in rural India be it in their personal life, professional life while fighting the norms dictated by society. Having lived in India for seventeen years, Riya finds this project to be very close to my heart. She decided to share these selected images because although we live in cosmopolitan cities, it is necessary for us to acknowledge our privilege and be aware of the different hardships people have to go through on a day to day basis. It is vital that we, as a society, amplify the voices of those who are unheard, and to encourage open-mindedness and education about the community in need, where basic resources are scarce. The photography included within this book, hopes to depict these stories in ways that words will never be able to.
Riya Pallamreddy
Riya Pallamreddy is a grade 12 student at The International School Bangalore in Bangalore, India. She is extremely passionate about photography and has a strong sense of social responsibility. Her strength is her capability to easily interact, communicate and work with people from different walks of life. A social entrepreneur, she established her own non profit at the age of fourteen the foundation of which is her penchant to preserve nature in its pristine form. She believes that no contribution is small if it is meaningful.
Apart from being a lover of the outdoors, she is also a competitive swimmer, an avid reader, and hockey player. She aims to pursue her undergraduate studies in Economics and public policy in the USA.
