Life in an Indian Village - Sunderland

Discover what life is like in an Indian village and compare differences and similarities with how we live in the UK today. (Image: The Wellcome Foundation Library)

pushpa doll and bed with clothes
mundu cloth
therika (pot rest)
mulamaglass (bamboo)
kail (coconut shell spoon)
kadum (steel pot)
thorthe (towel)
velenjikol (bird trap)
peechankuzhal (toy water piston)
cheya podi (tea powder)
shikakai powder (bath powder)
ragi (finger millet)
paruppu (dahl)
ari (rice)
kurumulagu (pepper)
kappi (coffee)
girl's outfit
boy's outfit
glass
muram (winnow)
'Footprints in the Forest' book
'Shompa lives in India' book
'The Story of Divaali' book
'Elephant Dance: A Journey to India' book
‘India’ CD
‘Putheri: Songs of the Adivasi’ tape
photo pack

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