Sisters Sushmita, Manju and Shushila
Betrawati, 2002

Sushmita, Manju and Shushila lived beside the dusty road that snakes through Betrawati. I remember that Manju went to my school, but I don't recall if Sushmita or Sushila did (there were at least two other schools within a 20 minute walk). Their brother Rabindra was one of the first children I met in the village. He saw me buying several Choco-Fun candy bars on one of my first days, and so sometimes when he would see me he would shout "Choco-Fun!" as a way of greeting.

These two color photos were taken in 2002, on a day when the children were preparing their family's field for planting. You can see the wooden plow being helped along by brothers Rajesh and Rabinda below. In the background you can see most of Uttargaya Secondary English Boarding School.

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Below is a photo of siblings Manju and Rabindra taken in late 2000.

Preparing the fields

Rajesh spraying in the rice field

Harvest time

Sisters Sushmita, Manju and Shushila