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15 January, 2026

A Dry Man by a Dry Fence


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01 January, 2026

Time, Written

 
Santra Rajbhoi

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15 December, 2025

Two Children Fishing in the Shadow of Salt

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Gujarati : રમતા, જમતા, ભાવિમાંથી ભુસાતા બાળકો
English : Fish while you play, play while you cook
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01 December, 2025

Envelope Worker

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Gujarati : બંધ પરબીડિયામાં ગુંગળાતું કવરના કારીગરોનું જીવન
English : Envelope makers’ lives: folding up
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15 November, 2025

Sieve Maker's Double

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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

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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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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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