Mirroring Hope: The Bhungroo Irrigation Technology Oral History Project

Tinaben Virubhai Thakor

Hetshree Kangad

Jamie M. Sommer

Tinaben Virubhai Thakor

2019

Oral history told by Tinaben Virubhai Thakor. Tinaben, a female from Nani Chandur, is the wife of Virubhai Balubhai Thakor. Bhungroo Irrigation technology is used. No education level reported.

Family relation: wife of Virubhai Balubhai Thakor

Gender: Female

Bhungroo Irrigation technology used: Yes

She [Tinaben] has hobby of sewing. Here one thing noticed that her husband says they have 9 acre of lands but the lady says they have just 1.65 acres of land. The land has been divided in their family. In this winter season they have grown custor in their land due to unavailability of machine or pump to irrigate water they are not able to grow cummin.

Nani Chandur, Gujarat, India

Social behaviour - Roles

Daily life

Outstations / Homelands movement - Infrastructure - Sewage and sanitation

Economics - Income - Poverty and low income

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