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Phalai's forgotten alphabets, fraying uniforms

Jyoti Shinoli

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Coal carriers carrying coal from waste dumps

The koilawallahs of Godda

Recycling energy takes cycles and lots of energy

P. Sainath
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Ajit Shelke or ‘Rapboss’ sings powerfully in this Marathi rap song about the acute distress of farmers

Marathi rap song: ‘Tell me how to do farming?’

Rapboss and Chetan Garud Productions
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Man with a headgear

Headgear from the sand dunes

Somrad village, Chohtan tehsil, Barmer district, Rajasthan; October 2015

Sudheesh Sudhakaran
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