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    Despite the increasing influence of technology and urban culture on the Sundarban communities, families still retain a relatively simple lifestyle and a strong sense of community. Here, a group of men continue to work together as the sun sinks, collecting palm fronds for the thatching of one of their homesteads. by: grahamfreeman Views[287] A boy casts his net into the shallows of the Sundarban mangroves at the outskirts of his village. The island is primarily home to families of fishermen and honey-collectors, but its residents are increasingly having to look to nearby cities to find a means of income. by: grahamfreeman Views[265] A lone goat wanders through the waning waters of the mangrove swampland. The rising and falling tides of the Gomor river mirror the ups and downs of the encroaching influences that nearby cities like Kolkata have on simplicities of traditional village life. by: grahamfreeman Views[684] The contrasts of colours and changing livestyles, as a young woman cloaked in orange arrives back from work at a nearby city and walks against the deep green backdrop of her rural village. by: grahamfreeman Views[189]  

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    Monday, 14 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

     
    Its been a dream of mine since I was a child, to experience the world as it was 100 years ago. I always felt that I was born into the wrong era, and am constantly looking for ways to immerse myself in environments that still have a grasp on that little ... Read more >
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