Nandini

Nandini is a very special woman I met here in the village. I have already stopped by her house twice as she is just lovely to visit with. She is 65 years old but has the energy and spirit of a much younger woman. She has been married for almost 50 years and loves to talk about her family and show their photos.

 

Nandini works to make an Indian snack called vadagam. She slices small red onions, mixes them with spices and then roasts little pieces into a small chip.

In this photo, Nandini poses in a room that is full of onions and chips drying on a tarp.

Nandini also has a cell phone and she says shop owners will call her when they need an order of her vadagam. She has been using a cell phone for over two years.