Navjeet Kaur – Kirrt

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Sheela, Beero and Nirmala, Quilt and Padding Stitcher (Baste sewing), Daddumajra

by Navjeet Kaur March 15, 2023 0

I (Sheela) was born in Jind, Haryana. My parents moved to Chandigarh forty years ago when I was just two or three. They were farm labourers in Jind but in Chandigarh... Read more.

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Bhagat Singh, Knife grinder, maker and locksmith, Patiala

by Navjeet Kaur April 7, 2022 0

These shops (around Qila Mubaarak) used to be stables of royal horses. They changed into shops as the monarchs left the fort. My father and grandfather used to work... Read more.

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Sheela, Beero and Nirmala, Quilt and Padding Stitcher (Baste sewing), Daddumajra

by Navjeet Kaur April 7, 2022 0

I (Sheela) was born in Jind, Haryana. My parents moved to Chandigarh forty years ago when I was just two or three. They were farm labourers in Jind but in Chandigarh... Read more.

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Satpal Singh, Tea Maker, Moga

by Navjeet Kaur April 7, 2022 0

I’m at this shop from 50 years. My father used to sit here before me. I’ve sold tea all my life and it has been worth it. My children are married and I’ve... Read more.

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Rajinder Singh, Musical Instrument Maker, Nawan Shehar

by Navjeet Kaur April 7, 2022 0

Our family has been making musical instruments from hundred and fifty years. I was fifteen when I got into this, it has been thirty-three years now. Our business... Read more.

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Neelam, Kulcha Maker, Manimajra

by Navjeet Kaur April 6, 2022 0

We are from Amritsar. We moved to Mohali in 1996. Livelihood makes people shift places. There is an adage that you move somewhere if you have to pay someone's debt... Read more.

Author: Navjeet Kaur

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Sheela, Beero and Nirmala, Quilt and Padding Stitcher (Baste sewing), Daddumajra

Bhagat Singh, Knife grinder, maker and locksmith, Patiala

Sheela, Beero and Nirmala, Quilt and Padding Stitcher (Baste sewing), Daddumajra

Satpal Singh, Tea Maker, Moga

Rajinder Singh, Musical Instrument Maker, Nawan Shehar

Neelam, Kulcha Maker, Manimajra

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