"I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." - Ralph Ellison
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Life-is-elsewhere-Raju,-12,-works-at-the-Balaswa-landfill---TEHELKA
Rag-pickers-at-Deonar,-where-more-than-4,500-of-Mumbai’s-daily-collection-of-6,500-metric-tons-of-garbage-is-deposited;-(below)-a-truck-enters-the-landfill-premises---Times-Of-India
BMC's-night-sweepers-clean-around-a-garbage-bin-at-LJ-Road,-Mahim-(West)---times-of-india
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A-worker-cleans-spare-parts-at-an-automobile-recycling-shop-in-Mumbai---REUTERS
III. Pune
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“I want to direct the call for reflection and change towards the public at large. I want the citizens to acknowledge their presence and contribution. I want to create images that drive home the point that without this workforce, life in the city would be rife with ill health, disease and even death.”
Amit-Kumar-Thavaraj---Amit-Kumar-Thavaraj
Words: Mandovi Menon & Rameez Shaikh