Women, the real power in village labor
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Hauling brush
I title this blog facetiously. Women in rural India — like much of the world where paternalistic orders still apply — share an unfair burden of the drudgery and muscle-rending, joint-stressing, fatigue-inducing labor that is day-to-day existence.
Not that men don’t work hard as well, but it would be difficult to say that division of work doesn’t shift more physical work to women while men are more likely to occupy positions of authority and thereby relative ease. Such is reality in a society where modern, Western ideas of equality are still working there way down from on high.
Above, women in Rajasthan carry brush and fire kindling through rocky scrub, which for much of the year is blisteringly hot.
Tags: discrimination, economy, india, kesroli, labor, photography, rajasthan, women
Pull ‘er over for a quick prayer
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A roadside shrine on the “highway” from Kesroli back to Delhi.
Tags: india, kesroli, photography, rajasthan, religion, shrine
Sundown on Kesroli
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Rajasthani peace
We were treated to fantastic views for sunset from the rooftop terrace during our visit to a small fort hotel in Kesroli, Rajasthan earlier this year. For someone who lives and works in the hustle and bustle of the megapolis that is the Delhi region, this respite was priceless.
Tags: india, kesroli, photograhphy, rajasthan, sunset, tourism
Bougainvillea in bloom
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Spring (or Indian summer) has arrived and my favorite flowering plant — bougainvillea — continues to blossom more with each passing week. The above comes from early blooms on one of the balconies of our hotel room during a visit to the Rajasthani countryside in February.
Tags: bougainvillea, flower, india, kesroli, photography, rajasthan
Misty morning sunrise
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Early
Dew and low fog hang over fields of mustard and channa in Rajasthan at sunrise.
Tags: farming, india, photography, rajasthan, sunrise
Rural village drive-by
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Gaon ke log
Several weeks ago, we took a weekend out of town to stay at a fort hotel in Rajasthan. Along the way, we passed fields of sarson (mustard) and atta (wheat) and channa (chickpea). The five hour trip took us over back country roads through rural India.
Domestic scenes and courtyards like the one above (nothing spectacular — the taxi didn’t stop) were common.
It’s really beautiful out there. Simple and and poor and beautiful.
Tags: cattle, farming, india, photography, poverty, rajasthan, rural
Sabji hei!
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A little young for this job
A sabji (vegetable) wallah from Jodhpur’s old city. Much of the fresh produce in India is still sold from open-air stalls and carts. Shiny, air-conditioned supermarkets are still a relatively new phenomenon and usually only found in big cities.
Tags: agriculture, economy, food, india, jodhpur, market, photography, rajasthan, sabji, vegetable, wallah
