Faces of India – 326, Resident from Idukki, Kerala
Faces of India
a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met during my travels. I bring back souvenirs, frozen moments from my travels, why not some memories of people I have met and interacted during the travels. Faces of India is a weekly series in my blog since MARCH 2011. See more here…
This is a cropped image of the picture of a resident of Idukki Kerala. I took it from a distance. Her local costume and the green tub with some load caught my attention. I was trying to figure out what that load could be and as she approached nearer I saw them to be wet clothes.
And as she crossed I talked to her in Malayalam – did you go to wash clothes? I know it was a stupid question, I somehow wanted to get into conversation with her. She smiled and said yes but she didn’t stop to my disappointment and the thought of her hardship disappointed me even further.
I met one more woman washing clothes away from home. Who will carry water all the way home, better finish off the work at source itself – she had said. Same case here. Check her – Faces of India – 238
Resident from Idukki Kerala
Good captures.
Nice capture 🙂
Great post as always. Thanks for sharing.
Love the series….. would love to see more from by the series.
Too bad she didn’t stop to chat. She was focused on her clothes.
A beautiful capture that shows the colorful culture of our country and the hard work and perseverance of the people. I love observing people.
This may sound silly, but as a cyclist I’m always paying attention to how smooth the roads are…this one seems in great shape…maybe a bike would make the task easier…neighbors could share one bike and agree to take turns going to do the laundry, since a bike could haul more clothes!
Everyone’s story is special and worth listening to. I’m not surprised she caught your attention – there seems to be a lot of stories in her face. Great idea for a series too.
An interesting snapshot into the culture and people of India.
Nice one..Keep up the good work !!!