Rukmani with little Sudan, Rajendra, Sushmita and Saraswati, and little Rasmita in the background
Betrawati, May 2005

Sapana, Samjhana, Jayadeep, Sushmita, Puja and Sanjit
Betrawati, October 2000

Sushmita on a rope swing
Betrawati, 2002

Amrit, Sanu and Sushmita
Betrawati, 2002

Preparing the fields
Betrawati, 2002

Sisters Sushmita (in red), Manju (in purple), and Shushila (in green)

Sisters Kabita, Babita, Sushmita and Ashmita
Betrawati, November 2002

A group photo of four of the five sisters from yesterday’s post.

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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.