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INDIA11311 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: The life of a hand-pulled rickshaw wallah in Kolkata A strenuous, daily struggle, characterized by hauling passengers and goods through crowded, narrow lanes for a meager income. Despite an official ban in 2006, thousands still operate these colonial-era vehicles, acting as a crucial, traditional transportation link. Key aspects of their life Daily Routine & Struggles: Many pullers are migrants from Bihar, waking early to work 10+ hours, often navigating flooded streets during monsoons. Physical Demands: Pullers carry heavy loads, sometimes hundreds of pounds, often on bare feet or in worn sandals. Meager Livelihood: They earn a few dollars daily (around 35 rupees), and many do not own their vehicles, paying a rental fee to a middleman. Cultural Significance vs. Modernization: While viewed as a "human rights violation" by authorities, they remain essential to residents for navigating waterlogged areas and tight alleyways where autos cannot go. Short Lifespan: Due to the severe physical toll, many rickshaw pullers have a low life expectancy, often dying before age 40 Many have TB HIV + pneumonia STD's and are illiterate. New Market Kolkata Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack glosack.wixsite.com/tbws

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INDIA11314 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: blind wheelchair bound devotee hard at work @ Marghat Hanuman Mandir (temple) New Delhi Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack glosack.wixsite.com/tbws

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INDIA11273 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: crossing Tali Nulla a toxic creek www.flickr.com/photos/glosackmd/3544887832 in Kolkata Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack glosack.wixsite.com/tbws

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INDIA11030 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: ▪close to a billion people – one-eighth of the world’s population – still live in hunger. Each year 2 million children die through malnutrition. This is happening at a time when doctors in Britain are warning of the spread of obesity. We are eating too much while others starve. ~ Jonathan Sacks, Jewish scholar Kolkata Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack glosack.wixsite.com/tbws

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INDIA4318 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: Sai Baba an Indian spiritual master and fakir, considered to be a saint In Anjuna Goa Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack

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INDIA10714 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: “Extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere.” — Kofi Annan, Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations “Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.” — Aristotle, Greek philosopher “Poverty is the worst form of violence.” — Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political and spiritual leader “I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.” – Robert Kennedy “Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit.” — Eli Khamarov, writer seeking alms @ Marghat Hanuman Mandir Delhi Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack

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INDIA10643/ Fetching water.................. by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: We turn on the faucet and out pours hot and cold water. We take a nice warm shower. We need water for ice cubes no problema. We flush a toilet and through our community's sanitary sewer systems your excrement heads to a wastewater treatment facility. Around 60 percent of the world's population — 4.5 billion people — either have no toilet at home or one that doesn't safely manage human waste. Nearly 900 million people still practice open defecation. That means going into fields, forests, open bodies of water or other open spaces instead of using a toilet. Women in the THAR desert walk miles in 100 degree heat to get water. in Sangli-Miraj with Nomadic gypsies Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack

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INDIA8584 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: before sunrise in Vindravan