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15 November, 2025

Sieve Maker's Double

More 14 photos and story (photo essay) on PARI
Gujarati : અમદાવાદના ચારણાવાળા મહમદભાઈ
English : Mohamad, the sieve maker of Ahmedabad
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01 November, 2025

Grief in the Room and in the Veil

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Gujarati : ગુજરાતમાં દહેજની ગટરમાં ગૂંગળાઈ મર્યા આદિવાસીઓ
English : In Gujarat: gassed to death in Dahej
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15 October, 2025

Mirrored Childhood In The Desert (1 photo)

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01 October, 2025

Woman : Hands of the Earth

More 30 pics and story on PARI
Gujarati : અગરિયાઓ : ધરતી પરનું લૂણ
English : Gijarat's agariyas - the salt of the earth
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15 September, 2025

Walking On Salt Paths (9 photos)

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Gujarati : અગરિયાઓ : ધરતી પરનું લૂણ

English : Gijarat's agariyas - the salt of the earth

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01 September, 2025

Salt Pans (17 photos)

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Gujarati : અગરિયાઓ : ધરતી પરનું લૂણ
English : Gijarat's agariyas - the salt of the earth

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15 August, 2025

In The Mirror Of Saltwater (5 Photos)

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Gujarati : અગરિયાઓ : ધરતી પરનું લૂણ
English : Gijarat's agariyas - the salt of the earth

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01 August, 2025

From Salty Soil to Crystal Salt : The Laborious Journey of The Agariyas (2 photos)

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Gujarati : અગરિયાઓ : ધરતી પરનું લૂણ
English : Gijarat's agariyas - the salt of the earth

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15 July, 2025

Legs of Agariyas (7 photos)







More 30 photos and story on PARI
Gujarati : અગરિયાઓ : ધરતી પરનું લૂણ
English : Gijarat's agariyas - the salt of the earth

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01 July, 2025

Trucks In The Desert : From Agariyas To Capitalists (11 photos)











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Gujarati : અગરિયાઓ : ધરતી પરનું લૂણ
English : Gijarat's agariyas - the salt of the earth



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Umesh Solanki is a gujarati poet, novelist, photographer, reporter and documentary filmmaker. He has three published collections of poetry ['28 Premkavyo' (28 Love Poems), 'Lockdown', 'Ansar' (Hint)], one novel-in-verse ['Bheetar' (Core)], a novel ['Ferfaar' (Transformations) ]and a collection of creative non-fiction ['Mati' (Soil)] to his credit.
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