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People of Bharat: Meera
Meera sits tentatively on the edge of her seat. She takes up little space and wraps her arms protectively around an old plastic bag,...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
People of Bharat: Karthik
Kartik sits on a low parapet, sipping tea with his fellow workmates. He works as a housekeeping staff for an agency contracting...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 6 min
People of Bharat: Ajmal
Ajmal is reticent. He cautiously steps out of his makeshift tenement on the margins of the kiln site. He is off work this afternoon. He...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 5 min
People of Bharat: Hirabhai
Hirabhai sits across from me at a wooden table in the canteen of the college where he works as a peon. His arms are crossed defensively...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
People of Bharat: Satrudhan
His name is Satrudhan but people call him Satish. So I call him Satish too. As I sit down to ask him questions, a group of two or three...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 6 min
People of Bharat: Neeta
I stand outside the door of her flat and ring the bell. Then I step back and see pictures of both Christ and Ganesha on the door. This is...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 5 min
People of Bharat: Tulsiram
I buy my weekly stock of vegetables from Tulsiram. His handcart is almost filled with 40 varieties of vegetables in winter; a riot of...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 8 min
People of Bharat: Chandrabhan
“You see that there?” Chandrabhan says, pointing to a close circuit camera perched on top of a pole at a moderately busy intersection. “I...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 5 min
People of Bharat: Mamta
“You will need to wash that off after 15 minutes”, says Mamta, instructing me on how to remove the face pack she has just applied over my...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 9 min
People of Bharat: Prabhat
“We have spice plants too”, Prabhat points eagerly, “plants with leaves that you add to food. Like oregano, rosemary, as they say”....
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 6 min
People of Bharat: Bhanuben
Bhanuben 46, is a native of Morbi in Saurashtra, but was born, raised and married in Ahmedabad. She lives in an urban settlement in...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 6 min
People of Bharat: Prateekbhai
Prateekbhai tells me most of his collection is European. “These are Hungarian” he says with pride, as he points to two beautiful...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 7 min
People of Bharat: Selly Maushi
I walk down a narrow dirt road, lined with trees on both sides. The road bends towards the left and I find her — a middle-aged woman;...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
People of Bharat: Samil Pasha
‘Kya kaam hai Ji? Bolo!’(What do you want?) I see a man walking restlessly towards me. He wants to know why am I standing so close to the...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 5 min
People of Bharat: Probir Sarkar
Amidst a weekday buzz on a busy street in Kolkata, I step into the sweet shop Maa Bhabatarini Mistanna Bhander. You can never have enough...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
People of Bharat: Yogesh
The platform at the Lucknow railway station is like any other; the hustle and bustle of passengers compounded by the coming and going...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
People of Bharat: Vikas Thakur
The sound of scissors clicking becomes more salient, as I walk towards a bowed head and dexterous fingers tapering on. Vikas Thakur’s...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 6 min
People of Bharat: Gayatri
Gayatri, 50, has been working as a cleaner at a women’s paying-guest accommodation in Delhi. A short, rotund body belies an appearance of...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
People of Bharat: Seema
I hover inside the dilapidated house. The aroma of flavourful curries intermingled, with lingering whiff of cow dung escaping from the...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
People of Bharat: Girish Roy
It’s nearly dusk as I enter the small shop with a sign ‘Roy Copier’. The shop is about 6 by 4 feet on a narrow street in Kolkata. It’s...
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