We meet amazing people in our life.
Though strangers they are
but bear character of profound depth and diversity.
Their story
quote with photograph
makes it magical-reality,
as if this being an incredible act of
freezing a fleeting moment.
Portrait of strangers, inhabitants of a state,
vibrant monologue of human life,
to share herewith !!
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"Yes, I have crop field, but it's all up to God."
"If it rains, then we do it."
"It is like famine."
"What's your age?"
"105 years or more, don't remember now."
"What are your best memories?"
"He came to us (Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, in 1952), gave me cloths, Sari, ration (food grains), Nagar (bullocks & harrow tool), three Chhind (leafy roof top) homes to each of us."
"It is like famine."
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| Raja Dashrath Pando, Pando hill tribe Pandonagar, near Ambikapur |
"What's your age?"
"105 years or more, don't remember now."
"What are your best memories?"
"He came to us (Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, in 1952), gave me cloths, Sari, ration (food grains), Nagar (bullocks & harrow tool), three Chhind (leafy roof top) homes to each of us."
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| Gendi Bai, Pando hill tribe Pandonagar, near Ambikapur |
"I'm in this Krishna temple since I was 11 year old."
"King brought my father-in-law as priest for worshiping. He passed away. My mother-in-law arranged my marriage."
"Do you remember him?"
"No, I haven't seen him."
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| Maheshwari Pandey, Pahadgaon, near Ambikapur |
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