Chhattisgarh

Story

Farm Workers and Harvest

A harvest encounter in Kabirdham–Pipariya, Chhattisgarh, on November 29, 2018.

Story

From Sugarcane to Jaggery

Sugarcane handling and jaggery production in Kabirdham–Pipariya, Chhattisgarh, on November 29, 2018.

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Two agricultural workers resting on a harvested field beside a straw stack and yellow container.

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Worker in pink shirt tossing a bundle of straw onto a high stack.

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Worker carrying a very large bundle of straw through a harvested field.

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Worker in pink carrying a broad bundle of straw across the field.

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Worker in checked shirt carrying harvested straw across the field.

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Decorated truck loaded with sugarcane and three workers on top.

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Workers unloading a large truckload of sugarcane.

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Large weathered cane crushing machine with workers handling cane behind it.

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Worker stirring material in a large steaming vessel at the production site.

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Worker moving thickened liquid across a large shallow processing pan.

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Women shaping portions of jaggery on cloths arranged on the ground.

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Three women working with jaggery portions as a man sits nearby.

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Woman seated by the jaggery preparation area with steam and a blue container behind.

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Women shaping jaggery under a green canopy with other people nearby.

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Worker drinking from a metal vessel before stacks of flattened cardboard.

Knowledge

Chhattisgarh: Forest, Plateau and Cultural Diversity

Historical and cultural context for a central Indian state with significant Adivasi populations, forest regions, craft traditions and a modern political identity dating from 2000.