Images from Field

Images from Field

Amidst Surat and Ganjam
 
Ghettoization of informal workers in Surat. 2022
Ghettoization of informal workers in Surat. 2022
The Bombay textile market where products from powerlooms are traded and sold. Sarees and other fabric are avaibale per kilo. 2023
The Bombay textile market where products from powerlooms are traded and sold. Sarees and other fabric are avaibale per kilo. 2023
 
Monsoon and flooding of Ganjam region of Odisha. The informal workers in Surat come from these flood prone regions of Ganjam.2022
Monsoon and flooding of Ganjam region of Odisha. The informal workers in Surat come from these flood prone regions of Ganjam.2022
Farm lands and produce in Ganjam remain unattended due to migration. 2022
Farm lands and produce in Ganjam remain unattended due to migration. 2022
Wild boars and monkeys come from the hills and attack farmed and fallow lands, in Ganjam. 2022
Wild boars and monkeys come from the hills and attack farmed and fallow lands, in Ganjam. 2022
Powerloom shop floor in Surat. The shuttles of yarn are being prepared to be fed into the dobby loom machines. 2022
Powerloom shop floor in Surat. The shuttles of yarn are being prepared to be fed into the dobby loom machines. 2022
The night market (bazaar) beside the ghettos. 2023
The night market (bazaar) beside the ghettos. 2023
State transforms fallow lands into nursery where landless villagers work as wage labor in Ganjam. Mostly women are employed with a couple of male supervisors.
State transforms fallow lands into nursery where landless villagers work as wage labor in Ganjam. Mostly women are employed with a couple of male supervisors.
 
 
Nested markets and rural life in China
Card games in the small lanes is a common practice among the left behind population in rural areas. Mostly ageing population.
Card games in the small lanes is a common practice among the left behind population in rural areas. Mostly ageing population.
Preservation of old structures like doors while villages are modernised.
Preservation of old structures like doors while villages are modernised.
Corn farming in the nested market concept of a Chinese village.
Corn farming in the nested market concept of a Chinese village.
Waste collection in bins is unlike rural garbage collection in most places.
Waste collection in bins is unlike rural garbage collection in most places.