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Archive for September, 2009
Women Weavers: Kully Valley
20,000 people are engaged in weaving in the Kullu Valley, majority being women affliated with cooperative society operated by women for women. With these cooperatives, women benefit not only from economies of scale but general management knowledge that cuts across the entire value-chain of the weaving industry.
The Halal Meat Butcher
The term halal (حلال ḥalāl) and haraam are applied to many facets of life but the most common uses of these terms is in reference to meat products, in particular the slaughtering method used. Whilst the prescribed method of Ḏabīḥah (ذَبِيْحَة) has been applied for centuries, debate on if its inhumane continues despite scientific evidences suggesting otherwise.
Chandi Chowk: Chaos . Cargo . Coolies
Chandi Chowk’s chocked up narrow lanes never ceases to fascinate: sea of people, knots of dangerously low cables dangling across buildings and streets, seething mass ‘traffic’, and countless of specialised bazaars that will match your imagination. Coolies who snakes their way through chaos with their laden cargo tells their story.