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Glimpses from a brick factory in Nepal

by Deepak Tolange

Nepal

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A family engaged in making bricks early in the morning during cold winter in Nalinchowk, Bhaktapur. In hilly region of Nepal, bricks are made during winter starting from November until April.
A family engaged in making bricks early in the morning during cold winter in Nalinchowk, Bhaktapur. In hilly region of Nepal, bricks are made during winter starting from November until April.
Sabina Danuwar, 14, dressed in her school uniform carries bricks to make temporary wall at the brick making field in Nalinchowk, Bhaktapur. Sabina dropped her school back in the village to accompany her parents to support them at work.
Sabina Danuwar, 14, dressed in her school uniform carries bricks to make temporary wall at the brick making field in Nalinchowk, Bhaktapur. Sabina dropped her school back in the village to accompany her parents to support them at work.
Labourers carry raw bricks from the fields to the kiln for combustion. People from west part of Nepal especially Daang, Rukkum, Rolpa, Salyan carry bricks on their back using rope called `namlo'.
Labourers carry raw bricks from the fields to the kiln for combustion. People from west part of Nepal especially Daang, Rukkum, Rolpa, Salyan carry bricks on their back using rope called `namlo'.
Labourers collect dust from the bottom surface of the oven in brick factory. The dust is re-used to cover the outer surface of the oven to protect heat from escaping while bricks are combusted inside the oven. People from India travel to Nepal to carry out this work including technical works in the brick factories in Nepal.
Labourers collect dust from the bottom surface of the oven in brick factory. The dust is re-used to cover the outer surface of the oven to protect heat from escaping while bricks are combusted inside the oven. People from India travel to Nepal to carry out this work including technical works in the brick factories in Nepal.
Padam Bahadur Tamang prepares dinner for the family inside a temporary hut in brick making fields in Nalinchowk, Bhaktapur. Padam's son, Dawa, 11, reads other members of the family take rest. During winter Dawa accompanies his parents to the field while during summer he goes to school back in the village.
Padam Bahadur Tamang prepares dinner for the family inside a temporary hut in brick making fields in Nalinchowk, Bhaktapur. Padam's son, Dawa, 11, reads other members of the family take rest. During winter Dawa accompanies his parents to the field while during summer he goes to school back in the village.

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