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Balancing Life in an Unequal World

A girl in a tribal region of India playing with hand made scales and weighing stones with sand. In a world where a single toy is a luxury no one can afford, life makes do with what is there and this homemade crude weighing scale is the only way this girl can try an balance in an unequal world.

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Date Taken: 04.2015
Date Uploaded: 04.2015
Photo Location: Raigad, India
Copyright: © Ashishraj Jayseela