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Lohars may not have much in terms of western materialism, but they were rich in their simplicity and their way of living.
 

As I spent more time with them I noticed little things like how the children played with kites and they laughed and giggled a lot.  The men were respectful of one another and joked around, while the women looked on to their families and even helped the men with their work. They showed me a different way of living.

Perhaps its not about trading up for more and better, but rather living it up with all you have.

We had design critiques in the evenings with the IIDC students and instructors. Hearing the design thoughts of other student designers from the other side of the world, and finding out that it’s not that different from one’s own, somehow made the cultural gap seem a little smaller.

As you walk the streets of Pink City, you never really know what to expect.

On my way to the junk yard, I caught sight of this little boy making vroom vroom noises on the back of this bike. It made me smile.

Parents want the best for their children. Living in poverty proves no different.

One afternoon while we were working, Pappu points to his middle child and gestures to the sky, “England,…study.”

Being unaccustomed to the dry weather of India, most of us left home with out lip balm, and it showed.