Your images are always so fascinating Deepak, such a different way of life where things are still sorted by hand instead of huge machines. Wonderful 'slice of Mumbai life shot'!
Aah!!! This is truly a Mumbai Daily photo blog! In btw, there is a recent book called "Beyond Beautiful Forevers" in which the main character is a young adult boy who sorts and sells scrap including plastic. Extraordinary book! In this photo, the place is relatively well-organized and systematic. I am surprised.
Container- given my Shipping Background, from the title i thought- they are “Container Vessels” . Your plastic containers are similar boxes they load in Container Ships.
That kinda takes one's breath away...how mind-numbing to sit there and sort through trash! It's the kind of situation many of us would rather not know about or see. Ignorance is a kind of protection from an unruly conscience!
A very realistic capture for the day! Great shot!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sylvia
DeletePotential "Slumdog Millionaires". Actually I wouldn't be surprised if some of these boys have a million (Rs.10 lacs) already stacked away somewhere !
ReplyDeleteGreat capture.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kavita
DeleteYour images are always so fascinating Deepak, such a different way of life where things are still sorted by hand instead of huge machines. Wonderful 'slice of Mumbai life shot'!
ReplyDeleteThank you Grace
DeleteGreat shot.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rupam
DeleteAah!!! This is truly a Mumbai Daily photo blog! In btw, there is a recent book called "Beyond Beautiful Forevers" in which the main character is a young adult boy who sorts and sells scrap including plastic. Extraordinary book! In this photo, the place is relatively well-organized and systematic. I am surprised.
ReplyDeleteThe recycling industry in Dharavi is very organised.
DeleteFascinating shot!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jama
DeleteRaw and neat. Brilliant!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ashwini
DeleteThis is quite some picture!
ReplyDeleteNice click... the reality of LIFE (of the poor and under-priviledged)
ReplyDeleteThank you Shobha
DeleteVery organised. That was what I thought too. This blog really is a documentary on the commercial capital.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Am glad.
DeleteWhat a wonderful blog- I will link to it. So good to see recycling in action.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Chrissy
ReplyDeleteWow !!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Vineeta
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ReplyDeleteThese guys do it for a living? They are actually contributing to the Go-Green movements. God Bless them!
Yes Jayashree it is a big organised industry in Dharavi
DeleteContainer- given my Shipping Background, from the title i thought- they are “Container Vessels” . Your plastic containers are similar boxes they load in Container Ships.
ReplyDeleteNow! That is a great service they are doing. Hope they are paid well.
ReplyDeleteSo dirty job and they must do it to earn some money. Very realistic photo !
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a real life photo...
ReplyDeletethanks...
Gritty - showing the hard work behind the facade.
ReplyDeleteI knew you will put something unique, I would not have thought of these containers for the theme . lovely Deepak sir..
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Thank you Bikram
Deletewhat a hard condition for them
ReplyDeleteThat kinda takes one's breath away...how mind-numbing to sit there and sort through trash! It's the kind of situation many of us would rather not know about or see. Ignorance is a kind of protection from an unruly conscience!
ReplyDeleteIs India's wealth based on this Dickensian way of business?
ReplyDeleteThis is just a spoke in the giant wheel that generates India's wealth.
Deletecurious 2 knw wat they upto ;)
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