Devi in the road with a farming tool
Devi in the road with a farming tool
Betrawati, May 2005
Closer up
Sarmila in purple carrying hay
Sarmila in purple carrying hay
Tupche, late 2002
Women and girls harvesting
Women and girls harvesting
Tupche, 2000
Closer up
Closer up of those on the left
Closer up of those on the right, Malati second from the left
Two women working in the fields of Tupche
Two women working in the fields of Tupche
Tupche, 2000
Cropped to closer up on the far off women
brothers Rajesh and Rabindra (and Lakshman on the right)
Preparing the fields
Preparing the fields
Betrawati, 2002
Sisters Sushmita (in red), Manju (in purple), and Shushila (in green)
Shushila
Mother Dyoti
Rajesh
Lakshman
Grandmother Sabitri
Barun holding a kutto farming implement
Little farmer
Little farmer
Betrawati, November 2002
Ishowr and Apsara
Harvest time
Harvest time
Betrawati, 2002
Lila
Rukmani
Abash
Nisha
Usha
hajurbua and Nisha
Nisha
Brother Rajendra, sister Rukmani, and little brother Khancha
Rajesh Thapa and Rajendra
Rukmani’s family, with little Khancha giving a namaste
Yashoda
Five farmers
Five farmers
Kathmandu, February 2005
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Joking in a garden
Joking in a garden
Kathmandu, 2002
Walking away from the city, through the more rural part of Kathmandu, I said hello to this group of friends farming their garden plot.
I was talking and joking with them, when I quickly discovered who the joker in their group was.
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Nisha harvesting
Nisha harvesting
Betrawati, 2002
When a rice field is ready to harvest it is drained and let to dry. Once the ground is hard, the grass is cut by hand. When it’s dry enough, a tarp is laid out and a large stone is placed in the middle. Swinging handfuls of the grass against the stone, the rice is separated off and gathers on the tarp. A child collects the clumps of grass and makes large stacks, which can later be fed to a family buffalo.
The sickle-like tool Nisha is holding is called a hi-shuh.
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Nisha, all but hidden in a field of rice stalks.