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the growing refugee problem is a serious threat to calcutta. everyday thousands of villagers from Bangladesh cross the border and come to calcutta in the hope of a better life. they settle anywhere and everywhere, where the police or civilised people like us dont bother them. areas beside railtracks are one such places. this picture captures the belongings of a family. i was walking near the Circular Rail tracks beside the ganga when these three chulhas(earthen ovens) stopped me. extremely dangerous way to live but we human beings are the most adaptable creatures. which is why we survived so far.
i froze when i saw new born babies sleeping beside the tracks. the ultimate will to live. a lesson for all of us