The Sweat From The Sweet / પરસેવો ઓકતી શેરડી (14 Pictures & Text)

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A labour works with 'Koyata' (sugarcane cutting tool)

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With 'Koyata'

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Location : From Vihaan To Bardoli, Gujarat

Community : Adivasi From Chalis gaanv (40 vilaages), Maharashtra

                   
Day : Work start from early in the morning (5 am) with 'Koyata' (the sugarcane cutting tool)

without 'koyata' sugarcane farm labours are not able to work, the other thing is that the farm lord and local people call them 'koyata' instead of calling their names. In South Gujarat, 'Koyata' is a general identity of the sugarcane labours, it is like a caste, not rigid, but, don't forget that koyata is not a respected address here, it is very near to the abuse, can be said.

Work : To cut sugarcanes, to load it on bull-cart, to go to sugar factory with it (Minimum 5 km (mostly)), to keep in queue to sell sugarcanes, after waiting long time (sometime till 1 am) they (3 labours) to get 600 Rs / 3 tons sugarcanes (average; information given by a labour).

Thanks : Babubhai Vaghela, Laadbhai, Bhothabhai & Gujarat Khet Vikas Parishad

not-children (5 pictures)

1. Rajkot

2. Rajkot 

3. Halwad 

4. Maandavi 

5. Ahmedabad 

માડી / The Mother (1 Picture)

Halvad, District : Surendranagar, State : Gujarat, India

I Am The Bardoli, And I Have The Manual Scavengers ! (6 Pictures)

Place : Near The Bus Stop, Bardoli, Gujarat

Date : 15/2/2012, Time : 5 : 30 PM (around)

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Manual Scavenging Says, 'I Am Living In The Gujarat' (4 Pictures & Text)

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                                          Name : Mansukh Bhangi

                                         Work Place : Public Toilet, Adesar, Tehsil : Rapar, District : Kutch 

                                          Date : 7-2-12, Time : 11 am (around)

                                          Native Village Of Mansukh Bhangi : Baaspa (12 km away from Adesar)

Dear Childhood, What is your address? (2 Pictuers)

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                                Name : Kajal (12 Years Old)

                                Work : Begging

                                Name : Kajal (2 Years Old)

                                Work : Support to Kajal

                                Responsible : We The People of The India

                                Community : Devipoojak (A Nomad Community)

                                Place : Dhandhooka Four Lanes

                                Their father is Chhakda Driver

                                Address : Near Railway Track, Dhandhooka

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The Live Statues (1 Picture)

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An Indigenous Cigar Is Smoking Old Woman / વૃદ્ધાને પીતી બીડી (8 Pictures)

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An Adivasi Woman Between Toil & Toil / બે પરસેવાની વચ્ચે એક આદિવાસી મહિલા (1 Picture)

Place : Vadali, Dist : Sabarkantha, State : Gujarat, India

There are adverse atmosphere, no enough wages, no hygienic food, no health facility and homelessness forgetting all these, this adivasi young woman is taking little rest to work more.  And I think so with very comfort.

ગાંધી-માથે કાગડો / A Crow On Gandhi (1 Picture)

Location : Income Tax Four Lanes, Ashram Road, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India