Invitation for an extra-ordinary exhibition on HIV positive Children in Delhi

[Guest guest]

Suffering

Silence: Untold Story of Orphan HIV + Children

A photo-exhibition ahead of the World AIDS Day

Date: Inauguration at 5:30 p.m. on November 30th

Venue: British Council, 17 Kasturba

Gandhi Marg

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About

the exhibition

A stunning collection of images and

stories of HIV positive children lends a voice to the untold story of neglect

and discrimination which is robbing thousands of their childhood and life

itself. The photographs showcased, capture the vulnerability and denial of

rights that these children face every day. The media ethics demand that any

representation of positive children should not be done without revealing their

identity and the exhibition uses this challenge to use creative ways to tell

the story and connect without compromising on the important message.

Why

Home to the second largest number of

people in the world now living with HIV and AIDS, India has a long way to go in

ensuring the health and human rights of the poor and vulnerable. Poverty,

gender inequalities, violence against women, trafficking, migration and

disasters are all fuelling the epidemic.

While inadequate nutrition weakens

the body, expensive medicines and poor government health systems make quality

treatment out of reach for the majority, particularly in rural areas. Parents

die in their prime and even orphaned children are not spared the stigma and

discrimination that is often more vicious than the disease.

Recent years have seen a disturbing

trend of rising new infections in women, young people and children, pointing to

the epidemic spreading to the general population and in rural areas.

About the photographer

Srikanth Kolari, born in 1980 in Kerala, India,

started his photography career as a staff photographer for Outlook magazine, a

leading news magazine in India. Srikanth Kolari's photography focuses on a wide

range of social, political and economic issues such as the struggles of seasonal

migrant workers, children in India, people living with HIV & AIDS and their

families, sex workers. His work is exhibited in India and Italy.