Living with people

LIVING WITH PEOPLE

THE VILLAGE AND MY TOPIC The village I went to for the course Living with People was in Nachikulam and Udayamarthandampuram which is located in the South of India in Tamil Nadu. My topic was to look at the activities of the men on the roadside stalls of the village of Nachikulam. There were about 11 stalls of various kinds like the Garland stalls, tea stalls. And these stalls are the most crowded one’s at the time of Pongal Festival. The shops in the village open up at 5:30am and shut around 8:30pm.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank Mr. Jogi Panghal, Mr. Charles, Mrs. Seema Krishnakumar, Balram Sir and D.J Academy for giving me this opportunity to experience Living with People course again. This course has indeed taught me many more things.

Time for milking cow

washing the vessels before milking

at the time of milking

bringing milk to the stall

S.K Tea stalls which opens everyday at 5:30am and closes at 4:30pm

Interior of Mr. Balamurgan’s tea stall. He is busy sitting and taking a note of his daily accounts

Evening hours when men come over to his shop after a busy working day.

Mrs. Murgan preparing batter for Idlis for the evening snack time

KDR tea stall.. Mr. Murgan cleaning up his shop before leaving home.

Jayaram is busy in the preparation of Parothas

Nearby mutton stall

Interior of a tea shop. Murli cutting up vegetables for preparation of Vadas

Mr. Krishnamurthy making garlands at his shop

Pre- Pongal time when people shop for flowers to decorate their homes and shops.

Lady purchasing garlands on the eve of Pongal.

Pre pongal time rush hours to buy decorations for house as well as matta pongal and to buy fruits that they can offer to God.

Parmasami working at his shop ‘Sakti wood works’

Sundaraj using a bunch of dried coconut leaves to make a broom