Tuesday, September 18, 2007

My Environment

Nitya's house is located in Gurgaon, a beautiful residential area. The neighborhood has multiple American Call Centers, hotels, malls, and schools.Eventhough Nitya lives in an affluent neighborhood poverty can be found right next door. Here is an example of where the construction workers live for approximately nine months while they build. They bath with a hose and go to the bathroom outside. Women shower and defecate after 8p.m., when it is dark. Here's a picture of the street kids. Most do not attend school, have shoes, or eat more then one large meal per day. I have been here approximately 2 weeks now, and I have realized that they each have one outfit, since I have seen them wear the same thing everyday.
Women work hard doing construction while wearing saris and balancing sand and bricks on their heads.

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