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The lost water : a salt worker's life /

The salt workers of Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat endure serious physical and mental health hazards due to the dangerous nature of their work. Working in extreme temperatures without any protective gear, many suffer major health complications, including blindness and skin damage due to unprotected e...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), Budhan Theatre (Firm)
Other Authors: Patel, Ambubhai, Bajrange, Dakxin
Format: Video
Language:Gujarati
Language Notes:In Gujarati with English subtitles.
Published: Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources [distributor], 2007.
Series:Ethnographic video online.
Subjects:
Salt workers > Health and hygiene > India > Kachchh.
Salt industry and trade > India > Kachchh.
Travailleurs du sel > Santé et hygiène > Inde > Kutch.
Sel > Industrie > Inde > Kutch.
Salt industry and trade
India > Kachchh
Documentaries and Factual Films
Encoded moving images.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Ethnographic films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films ethnographiques.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The salt workers of Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat endure serious physical and mental health hazards due to the dangerous nature of their work. Working in extreme temperatures without any protective gear, many suffer major health complications, including blindness and skin damage due to unprotected exposure to salt.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video (21 min.))