The boy in the picture is Paresh. When I was walking by his house he saw that I was looking at new-born goat, so he invited me into his home. He was very welcoming. He is in 7th standard. After finishing a school it’s his job to tends to these goats. He belongs to ‘Koli’ community, their main occupation is to take care of livestock. At the time of visit he was alone at home; his parents were out feeding to the livestock. They also make pots. They had handmade furnace which was filled with discarded pots. I asked him about dish connection since he also had dish connection at his home, he said after the cable connection ended everyone had to buy dish connection. In the evening I met Bhupatbhai. He is a painter, he works in nearby town Jasdan. He leaves home at 8:00 am in the morning and come back to Fulzar at 7:00 am in the evening. I wanted to spend more time with him for next assignment but because of timing it wasn’t possible. I am enthusiast about Gujarati hand lettering and he had done hand lettering at many places, so I asked him if he could write Guajarati letters for me in a notebook. He also showed me his sketches and I shared few of mine. He has two brothers, one take care of livestock and other is driver. He belongs to ‘Maldhari’ community.
Lettering by Bhupatbhai
