Around Gujarat with Chetan BhagatTHE EPISODE ROUND-UP
The show was telecast on July 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., India Standard Time
All photographs and text by Ajay [email protected] / http://kunzum.com
Monday 8 July 13
Chetan Bhagat warmed up for the journey ahead by testing the Ford Endeavour alterrain in some empty fields near Ahmedabad
Monday 8 July 13
Always wanting to meet new people and understand their lives, Chetan went calling on some families in a village near Ahmedabad
Monday 8 July 13
The family was very hospitable and welcoming of Chetan - offering him tea for starters
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Chetan waiting to head out to the next destination
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The driver of the Chakkra, an improvised motorized cycle rickshaw seen commonly in Gujarat, cannot seem to help eyeing the Endeavour
Monday 8 July 13
Community radio is an important agent of social change in Gujarat - and Chetan decided to drop in at the studios of Community Rudi no Radio Station (CRS) in Manipur near Ahmedabad. Run by the
NGO, SEWA, it is broadcast on 90.4 Frequency and reaches 40 villages within 10 kms radius. The programme is broadcast from 9 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm daily.
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Chetan Bhagat live on community radio in GujaratMonday 8 July 13
Such things also happen: Chetan met Udaybhai Jadav who operates an auto rickshaw - but asks his passengers to pay-what-their-heart tells them to in an envelope. Beat that!
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The Endeavour went calling to a work of art called the Amdavad ni Gufa (cave), an underground art gallery in Ahmedabad
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Inside the Amdavad ni Gufa
Monday 8 July 13
Chetan dropped by to meet Manshuk Lal Raghavjibhai Prajapati, inventor of a clay refrigerator that supposedly keeps its contents cool and runs without electricity. Want to
know more and order one? Visit http://mitticool.in.Monday 8 July 13
Another MittiCool product - pressure cookers made of clay
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Driving into Wankaner, the home of MittiCool
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It was hot when we were travelling - Chetan chose to cool off with a Chuski (a ball of crushed ice topped with colourful flavours of one’s choice)
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We all stopped for dinner at a langar (community free kitchen) in a temple along the way
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The landscape changed as we approached the Gir National Park, home to the last of the Asiatic Lions on this planet
Monday 8 July 13
Chetan dropped by to meet members of the Maldhari tribe, who have traditionally lived in the forests - peacefully with the animals. Of course, over time, many have been
resettled by the Government in villages around the reserveMonday 8 July 13
We sure were lucky to have spotted the big cats inside the forest
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This dancing peacock was a delight to watch
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What is Chetan doing with all these kids? They are all watching a performance of traditional dances and music by the Siddhis, a tribe with origins in Africa
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The Siddhis painting their faces for the dances
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That’s a lot of energy and passion going into the Siddhi dances
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Atop a hill in GirMonday 8 July 13
A panoramic view of Gir on the last evening of the shoot
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