New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- At Museo Camera, Gurugram, you come across an image of a lean boy, sporting chappals, captured in the act of having kicked a ball. The ball is nowhere to be seen, but his stance seems to be a clear giveaway. The photograph captures a moment of transformation-the look of concentration on the boy's face turning into a smile of joy. The image contains other markers that allude to its backdrop-the louvered wooden windows typical to Kolkata's neighbourhoods, and the signature yellow taxi lying abandoned with the paint nearly peeled off. Even as you see relics of the city's past lying stripped of their aura, this photograph, taken in 2023 by Seamus Murphy, carries a whiff of positivity. This spirit of optimism runs like a ...