The scooterist operating in the ghat section of Hazaribagh dismounts and tells me to stop clicking. Note the absence of number plates. The cycles return back from Ranchi on bus tops. Chakke pe chakka
ARUN: You not only write well but shoot well too. I like the way you have documented the entire process... How about getting this published as a photo feature?
You are enticing Arun into a eerie inextricable , entanglement and entrapment ,endangering his existence.
If Arun for some matter gives this to Vinita and it gets splashed all over with such explicit revelations, he will be hounded by the Coal Mafia . Now Arun would have to relocate to the Swiss Alps or (Nestle -sic)himself amongst the bovine bounty of Switzerland's prairies ( pardon me ! are prairies from Swiss ???)
Fab/Vims/Nargis & Naresh, thanx for your comments and compliments.
i tend to agree with naresh that the deeper issues behind the plight of these people are indeed very serious and need a great amount of political will to solve. other than admiring their skills, tenacity and the sheer will to earn a living for themselves and their families one can do precious little. i know it sounds depressing and even defeatist but that's the way it is.
the comparison with dabbawalas is ok till the point of skill and timing is concerned. beyond this it is an altogether different story.
the pain and the suffering the coal guys have to go through is unimaginable. when i asked them about their diet and what kind of ailments they suffer from they were surprised that such questions can even be asked. their blank faces seemed to say what diet? what pain?
When one of them proudly said that he had purchased a cow and he drinks milk, others just smiled at his spontaneous answer as if to say hey that's not macho.
then there is the whole issue of the legality of this trade.if and when the government decides to do something it will be these poor people who will ultimately suffer not those who operate from behind the scenes.
I wonder what the children of these poor people do? Will they also follow in their parents footsteps or will they make a better life for themselves thanks to their parents' sacrifice.
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Wheels Of Fortune!
Photograph? No Way!
Where there is a wheel, There is a Way!
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Chakkey De India!
ARUN: You not only write well but shoot well too. I like the way you have documented the entire process... How about getting this published as a photo feature?
Really brazen!
I'm wondering how that guy didn't snatch away the camera from you. Maybe you should send this to some newspaper...
Chakke pe chakka....LOL...:-}
Nargis
You are enticing Arun into a eerie inextricable , entanglement and entrapment ,endangering his existence.
If Arun for some matter gives this to Vinita and it gets splashed all over with such explicit revelations, he will be hounded by the Coal Mafia . Now Arun would have to relocate to the Swiss Alps or (Nestle -sic)himself amongst the bovine bounty of Switzerland's prairies ( pardon me ! are prairies from Swiss ???)
Arun, these are awesome pics and the commentary, is even more awesome!!
This story reminds me of the dabbawalas in Mumbai who deliver lunch to millions of people and always deliver the right dabba to the right person!!!
Fab/Vims/Nargis & Naresh,
thanx for your comments and compliments.
i tend to agree with naresh that the deeper issues behind the plight of these people are indeed very serious and need a great amount of political will to solve. other than admiring their skills, tenacity and the sheer will to earn a living for themselves and their families one can do precious little. i know it sounds depressing and even defeatist but that's the way it is.
Seetha,
the comparison with dabbawalas is ok till the point of skill and timing is concerned. beyond this it is an altogether different story.
the pain and the suffering the coal guys have to go through is unimaginable. when i asked them about their diet and what kind of ailments they suffer from they were surprised that such questions can even be asked. their blank faces seemed to say what diet? what pain?
When one of them proudly said that he had purchased a cow and he drinks milk, others just smiled at his spontaneous answer as if to say hey that's not macho.
then there is the whole issue of the legality of this trade.if and when the government decides to do something it will be these poor people who will ultimately suffer not those who operate from behind the scenes.
I wonder what the children of these poor people do? Will they also follow in their parents footsteps or will they make a better life for themselves thanks to their parents' sacrifice.
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