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Humans of Old Delhi
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Hauling sacks more than double their weight amidst the dust and sweltering heat of Old Delhi, these daily wage earners toil day and night ensuring the working of the grain markets using hand carts or ‘thelas’ to transport goods by loading and unloading in the narrow bylanes of the historical city. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHO )
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A labourer hauls sacks of spices in Khari Baoli spice market, in New Delhi. Many of the men working here are migrants from neighbouring states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Keeping these markets going are the labourers who toil hard every day, hauling sacks double their weight in the sweltering 40 degree plus heat, for bare minimum wages. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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A labourer takes a short break to catch their breath, share small talk with each other while puffing on a beedi. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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For many workers in Sadar Bazaar, the employment is uncertain, money is hard to earn and even harder to save. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Alam, a labourer from Bihar, shows an injury he sustained while working. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Sanjay, a labourer from Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, takes a break after unloading 5 sacks, each weighting 80 kgs, at Khari Baoli spice market. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Insurance cover and employer liability are not things that these workers enjoy. Chawri Bazar is specialized wholesale market of brass, copper and paper products. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Prem, a labourer from Rajasthan takes a break while talking on phone. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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Sadar Bazaar that offers buyer everything from toys, imitation jewellery and trinkets, clothes, shoes, electronic items to lip-smacking sweets, these markets have long been the windows to local culture and markers of history. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
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