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The Farmers

Children of Goa’s soil.

The men and women who break sweat in the fields of Goa belong largely to the Gauda tribe, among the original settlers of the land. Farming has been their calling for thousands of years, and generations of Goans owe their nourishments to the labours of this hardy stock. Now with the relentless march of concretization, the walls are closing in on them as the acreage of arable land shrinks rapidly.

These portraits are from the fields of Taleigao, a village once renowned for its fresh produce.

Sitabai Canconkar

I met Sitabai first in 2008, and then 10 years later in December 2018, it was a delight to find her again on the same patch of land.

Farmer Sitabai Canconkar, Taleigao, Goa

Sitabai Canconkar – in 2018
Panasonic LX100 II

 
Sitabai Canconkar, farmer - Taleigao, Goa

Sitabai Canconkar – in 2008
5D, 24-105L

 

Suresh Kundaikar

Suresh Kundaikar, farmer, of Nagale, Taleigao, Goa

Suresh Kundaikar
5DS, 100-400L IS II

 
Suresh Kundaikar of Nagale, Taleigao, Goa

A moment of rest
5DS, 100-40L IS II

 

Suresh Kundaikar
Panasonic LX100 II

 

Draupadi Tivrenkar

Draupadi Tivrenkar of Taleigao, Goa

Toil
5DS, 100-400L IS II

 
Draupadi Tivrenkar in Taleigao, Goa

End of the day
Panasonic LX100 II

 
Draupadi Tivrenkar of Taleigao, Goa

Draupadi Tivrenkar
5DS, 100-400L IS II

 
Vegetable fields of Taleigao, Goa

Fruit of their labours – Taleigao, Goa
Panasonic LX100 II

An earlier post on this subject is here.

 
 
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