Asanjo Kutch

Hi all … my name is Shrenik and this is my first post here. Hemang inspired me to do another round of pictures since everyone likes them.

Pammi, Nami and Rami … 3 of the 4 sisters … they work to clean houses. They have one brother – he is not supposed to do any work, he goes to a school in Gandhidham, he gets to go to movies, he gets new clothes twice a year.
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In a rickshaw from Mandvi to Godhra. I visited my village Godhra last year (July 2006) a few weeks before I was leaving for US to do my Masters in Computer Engineering.
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A ‘bhunga’ … the walls are made of mud and cowdung and the roof is made of dried leaves and stalks … and believe me when I say its almost 4-5 degrees cooler inside it! You will be amazed at the decoration of the hut from inside. Thats their home.
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Kala Kendra, a handicraft outlet near Bhujodi.
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I would say the ‘ragdo’ was good indeed 😛 … ‘Mundra Bhajhar jo aaye’ … Hemang took the picture in Mundra.
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Canopied road … occasional sights of a peacock, or a buffalo … maybe a ‘doodhwala’!
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All aboard a ‘chakda’ with a cover … that thing is a 150cc bullet underneath … I drove one and its awesome fun.
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Bird’s eye view from Vijay Vilas palace, a popular destination in Mandvi. This is also the spot where Bhuvan’s Elizabeth from Lagaan sang the song ‘I am in love’ 😀
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Night lights in Baroi … multi exposed, 20 second shutter speed … those lights are from oil lamps.
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Ingenious ‘gola’ and ‘soda’ vendor … he converted a rickshaw into a mobile vending machine … he should apply for a patent!
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That’s me at Mt. Rainier (Seattle) while I was fiddling around with the ‘upload photos’ to see how it works and figured that I could not delete the pics once uploaded!
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