P. Sainath

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<a id="129" linktype="page">Visible Work, Invisible Women</a> is a fully curated, online still-photo exhibition. This video tour takes viewers around the entire physical exhibition, with original photographs and texts reproduced below as an article. All the photographs were shot by P. Sainath across 10 Indian states between 1993 and 2002. These roughly span the first decade of the economic reform and end two years before the launch of the
 
 National Rural Employment Guarantee
 
 Scheme.

Visible Work, Invisible Women: Women and work in rural India (video)

புலப்படும் பணிகள், புலப்படாத பெண்கள்: கிராமப்புற பெண்களும் அவர்களின் பணிகளும் (காணொளி)

દેખીતાં કામ, અદ્રશ્ય મહિલાઓ: ગ્રામીણ ભારતમાં મહિલાઓ અને તેમનું કામ (વીડિયો)

দৃশ্যমান কাম, অদৃশ্য নাৰী: গ্ৰামীণ ভাৰতৰ নাৰী আৰু শ্ৰমৰ দুনিয়াখন  (ভিডিঅ’)

ಕಾಣುವ ಕೆಲಸಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಕಾಣದೆ ಹೋಗುವ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು: ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಲಸ (ವೀಡಿಯೊ)

ദൃശ്യമായ ജോലി, അദൃശ്യരായ സ്ത്രീകൾ: സ്ത്രീകളും തൊഴിലും ഗ്രാമീണ ഇന്ത്യയില്‍ (വീഡിയോ)

కనిపించే పని, కనిపించని మహిళలు: గ్రామీణ భారతదేశంలో మహిళలు, వారు చేసే పని (వీడియో)

ਕੰਮ ਹੀ ਕੰਮ ਬੋਲੇ, ਔਰਤ ਰਹੀ ਓਹਲੇ ਦੀ ਓਹਲੇ: ਪੇਂਡੂ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੀਆਂ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੰਮਕਾਜ (ਵੀਡਿਓ)

ଦୃଶ୍ୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ, ଅଦୃଶ୍ୟ ମହିଳା: ମହିଳା ଏବଂ ଭାରତର ଗ୍ରାମାଞ୍ଚଳର ଧନ୍ଦା (ଭିଡିଓ)

দৃশ্যমান কাজ, অদৃশ্য নারী - নারী ও গ্রামীণ ভারতের শ্রম জগৎ (ভিডিও)

काम ही काम, महिलाएं गुमनाम: ग्रामीण भारत की महिलाएं और उनके कामकाज (वीडियो)

दिसणारं काम, न दिसणाऱ्या बाया  – ग्रामीण भारतातल्या बाया आणि काम (व्हिडिओ)

کام ہی کام، عورتیں گمنام – دیہی ہندوستان میں خواتین اور ان کے کام (ویڈیو)

Surguja

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Visible Work, Invisible Women: Women and work in rural India (video)

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