A risky resettlement
Indian farmers struggle to carve out a better life for themselves in Eastern Europe
Jagsir Singh Sekhon and his nephew Satwan with sweet corn.
(Ivor Prickett)In 2013, photographer Ivor Prickett traveled to Georgia to capture this contemporary migration and see how the farmers were acclimating to their new homes.“Over the course of t
Lunch at the site of the Sikh temple to be built near Rustavi, after a service to celebrate Vaisahi, a Sikh festival that marks the first harvest of the year.
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Jasvir Kaur Sekhon, wife of Jagsir Singh Sekhon, and their daughter Harleen, in the living room of their small apartment in Gardabani.
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Harvested sweet corn.
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Harleen rests on a bed of harvested sweet corn.
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Azerbaijani women pick grapes from their vines to give to Indian farm workers.
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Dhanwand Singh rested at home after working on land near his village.
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A post-lunch break before going back to work in the fields.
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Jagsir Sekhon Khan takes a break from harvesting sweet corn.
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Farmers load a truck.
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