Hi there!
The research is right on track. I took the interview of the owner of the shop that I've decided as my micro area.
It was a very funny situation. When me and my group members reached the market and began asking questions from the shopkeepers about the history of their shop, their income etc, they thought that we were some inspectors or something.
We could hear them whispering and giggling to each other stuff like "Arrey, ye raid karaenge idhar, mat batao inhe kuch". It was pretty hillarious. Ultimately we had to show them our college IDs. That reassured them that we were just students. Or maybe not. But soon they got comfortable and answered to our questions politely.
I kept making notes as they answered.
The owner of Teena Sarees, a 6ft x 6ft shop, was Shyam Sundar, a 70 year old man. According to him, the shop opened up in 1943, by one of his family members by the name of Kherati Lal.
They sell sarees, the prices of which range from Rs.100 to Rs.5000.
The research is right on track. I took the interview of the owner of the shop that I've decided as my micro area.
It was a very funny situation. When me and my group members reached the market and began asking questions from the shopkeepers about the history of their shop, their income etc, they thought that we were some inspectors or something.
We could hear them whispering and giggling to each other stuff like "Arrey, ye raid karaenge idhar, mat batao inhe kuch". It was pretty hillarious. Ultimately we had to show them our college IDs. That reassured them that we were just students. Or maybe not. But soon they got comfortable and answered to our questions politely.
I kept making notes as they answered.
The owner of Teena Sarees, a 6ft x 6ft shop, was Shyam Sundar, a 70 year old man. According to him, the shop opened up in 1943, by one of his family members by the name of Kherati Lal.
They sell sarees, the prices of which range from Rs.100 to Rs.5000.
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| Maliwara. Image: Anuja Kathuria |
It was a good day to interview as half the
shops were closed due to certain strikes.
Because of this, there was hardly any
crowd.
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| Crowd of protesters, Maliwara. Image: Ruchita Sahni |
But at one point we did get stuck in the middle of a group of protesters. We stood there frozen in the middle of the lane as they went past us.
But this is all
for now.
Catch you later!
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