Sujoy Das is a photographer with a special focus on the Himalayas. His trekking and climbing expeditions have served as an important inspiration to many looking to scale the mountains. He has been published across leading newspapers and magazines around the globe. With several books co-authored and published on the subject of the Himalayas, he is also the founder of South Col Expeditions – an outfit that runs workshops on photography and trekking in the mountains.
The story of Exile is the story of survival, not just of bodies, but of identities and ideas. In this exhibition, the Tibetan diaspora is not merely chronicled – it is lived, seen, and felt through the juxtaposition of visual fragments and the resounding echo of memo It begins with the Dalai Lama’s flight from Tibet in 1959, an act that sparked a mass migration of over 1,30,000 Tibetans, who carried not just belongings but the weight of an imperilled culture. Paula Sengupta’s installations weave the fabric of this displacement into layered, tactile works. Complementing these works are Sujoy Das’s photographs, a visceral counterpoint that grounds the narrative in stark reality. The interplay of Sengupta’s installations and Das’s photographs invites the viewer to traverse the precarious edge between belonging and loss. Through images, objects, and stories, the exhibition asks us to witness the Tibetan experience and the universal struggle to hold onto what makes us who we are.
