| Thumulagunta India 2011 | |
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Thumulagunta is a village South of the SVU Guest house and the dairy farm. The part of the village I know is to the East of the main more developed village. I have a friend there [Balaji] who I have known since he was nine years old, many years ago. I have been an unofficial village photographer for years. It has grown, with concrete roads and pukka houses over the years and the beautiful farm lands around encroached upon by houses. The small path between the sugar cane, from the main road, is now a dual carriageway road. The people there remain as welcoming as ever. On one visit this year Edwin joined me, with my small camera. |
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| My assistant, Edwin | |
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| Some of my special friends on road down to Balaji's house | |
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| Balaji's house. | |
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| His father and grandmother [I think]. | |
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| On the roof with my friends. Balaji and his sisters are on the left | |
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| View from the roof of some of the new invading houses [Barath has hands up] | |
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| View looking West to more prosperous part of Thumulagunta | |
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| Looking East of the village. A few years ago this was the village paddy fields. | |
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| Balaji's family; his sisters are Thulasi (age 20, MBA student) and Hemasree (age 4) | |
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| Balaji's father and sister | Gran |
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| Barath Kumar (age 13). My chief minder and master of the binoculars | |
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| Mounish, a long-time friend (age 13); formal | Mounish in more typical mode |
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| Dilli Prasad (age 16) | Ajay (?) |
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| Fighting to be first for 'photo me only sir' | |
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| Bobby (age 9); I have known him since a nervous baby | |
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| It took 5 minutes to get this level of control | |
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| Dillip and Barath | |
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| Barath Kumar | ? (sorry) |
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| Mounish and ? and Bobby | |
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| Thulasi | |
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| Barath, Thulasi and brothers/cousins/friends | |
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| Two fathers | |
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| Dillip and family | |
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| A boys' family | |
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| Father of one of the boys | |
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| Bye uncle | |
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