While Bihar’s capital, Patna reeled under severe flooding since Friday due to heavy down-pouring, few students from NIFT thought of drawing attention to the conditions of roads and streets in Patna in a unique manner.
Recognised as Aditi Singh, the girl took to the flooded streets and got some pictures clicked. In a series of images, the model, an NIFT student, donning a maroon dress, is seen posing next to submerged cars and autorickshaws, even as passersby wade through the floodwaters.
While netizens were less than amused, calling the images insensitive, the model reportedly defended saying that the purpose of the photoshoot was not to make fun of the people suffering from the flood.
Photographer Saurav Anuraj too has come out in support of the images saying that they were meant to highlight the distress in the city.
In a Facebook post, photographer Saurav said, “The intent behind the shoot was to draw public attention towards the floods of Bihar. When there are floods in other states, people from all over the country come forward to help. There isn’t much mention of the floods in Bihar, in both national and international media. If you share a normal picture of a flood on social media, people see it, comment ‘So Sad’ and move on. I wanted people to stop and look at the pictures, so I did a photo shoot.”
