Tajinder Singh Virdi, Painter ,Mossel Bay, South Africa
My father got a job in Kenya in the 80s. He moved to Nairobi and we joined him when I was 10 or 11, I did my high school there. After working in Nairobi for a few... Read more.
Jaswant Singh Wadhawan, Coppersmith (Thathera), Nabha
The shop is as old as the city, that’s more than 200 years. When Maharaja Nabha settled this city, he needed the coppersmiths and asked us to move here from a... Read more.
Tajinder Singh Virdi, Painter ,Mossel Bay, South Africa
My father got a job in Kenya in the 80s. He moved to Nairobi and we joined him when I was 10 or 11, I did my high school there. After working in Nairobi for a few... Read more.
Charan Poadhi, Shopkeeper and Artist, Arnoli
My father has never been of any help. He has always been a tippler and a troublemaker. My grandfather was the complete opposite. He was a hardworking farmer and... Read more.
Jaswinder Kaur, Sundar Singh Wala, Janitor
I have been a cleaner and sweeper of cattle dung in almost all the houses of Surastigarh. After 6 months, some households would give me 2 quintal rice, some would... Read more.
Khairdeen, Watchman, Jandali
My name is Khairdeen. My story began in 1947 when I started working as a watchman. I had worked as a well digger or a farm labourer. In 1947, there were innumerable... Read more.
Hussain Ali, Hookah Maker, Malerkotla
Hookah business is slow these days; it used to be good before 1947. There were eight workshops here, now it’s just me. I was an apprentice with a hookah maker... Read more.
Balbir Kaur, Dari Maker, Arnauli
My name is Balbir Kaur. My paternal village is Daghaat near BhadsoN. It was my aunt who taught me this craft. I can do embroidery and knit sweaters. I have done... Read more.
Kulwant Singh, Photographer, Adampur
I got married in 1975. That same year I went to Austria. There were a few of us who travelled by road at that time. Eventually, our visas expired after a year. We... Read more.
Kirpal Singh, Horseshoe maker, Majeetha (Amritsar)
I am 45 years old now. I passed the 10th grade in 1989 and started making horseshoes in 1990, I must be 15 or 16 years old then. In those days this profession was... Read more.