“After my father’s passing, we took over the cart, but did not touch his special dabeli masala recipe”
—Dipesh Rajgor, who has been working at his father’s esteemed Mohan Dabeli Stall in Bhuj, Gujarat
Everyday Locavores
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“It’s the only way of life”
—Brijesh Kashyap, whose family has been making malai makkhan in Lucknow’s Gol Darwaza for three generations dating back to the 1940s.
“The root crops are at risk of disappearing, […] compelling Reshma and Nagveni to strive to protect them”
Reshma and Nagveni, a duo rooting for tubers in Joida
“Watching a large fish being caught for the first time as a kid, it stayed with me”
—Achchu, a fisherman from Lakshadweep
“I wanted to start a shop that was my own. I didn’t want to depend on anyone”
—Nagasri, who runs a dosa shop in Madhura Nagar, Hyderabad
“The guts, blood, all the bits that are thrown out; there’s filth in this work, but it’s also a part of (our) life”
—Ashik, a fish-seller in Saki Naka, Mumbai
Kavita Devi
In her two-room home in Shahbad Dairy, an informal settlement in North-West Delhi, Kavita Devi tells me: 7 years into her marriage, at 20, she migrated to Delhi from Bihar’s…
Naveen Yadav
“Comrade! Zindabad! How are you?” Naveen Bhai’s voice booms. Naveen Yadav, 42, is a street vendor, activist, and member of Janwaadi Hawker’s Sabha (JHS) and CITU. His broad smile belies…
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