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Recycler of a different kind

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Recycler of a different kind
Recycler of a different kind
The urban rag pickers scattered all over India wander the streets looking for pieces of paper and plastic to make a living. They sometimes have to *lease* the container (white bag shown) from the buyer

See also:
Children Rag-pickers, A rag-picker boy, "See Uncle, I can play band!", Rag Pickers of India

Poverty in India
Poverty in India

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Destitute MusicansA blind street beggar plays flute through his nose, BangaloreWho said the poor can not be happy?A beggar at the Mangeshi temple, GoaWhat is Nuclear Testing?
Born in poverty, raised in poverty….The capital of her business does not buy a meal, so imagine her profitsA carpenter hardly needs to wear clothesA handicap beggar on the streetA barefooted Brahmin offers alms to a beggar
A destitute woman takes to begging as a last resortThe face of povertyA patient of Leprosy takes to begging as his means of livingBeggar by choice: A Sufi fakir seeks alms on the streetBegging as a devotion to God
Begging as a devotion to GodWhen man has to fight scavengers for a living.…A rag-picker boyYou are hereHe blows his sacred conch and seeks assistance
Siddi Boy in Torn ShirtQuilted Shirt of a Fakir, PlasseyTribal women balancing work, errands and childrenAn ascetic (Sadhu) performing rituals

 

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