“Wherever a person lives, he ends up belonging there”: A Brief Anecdotal History of Upar Kot

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This essay focuses on qissas or anecdotes of small incidents that make up everyday life in small towns in India. These can be seen as alternative histories of a place, removed from official census and surveys that categorize communities and are preoccupied with accuracy of facts. It uses both image and text to tell the story.

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