Field Notes: A Scene From Pyarpur, India

Pyarpur, India: In Jharkhand, one of the poorest states in India, gangs recruit young boys for work as robbers across the country.

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: May 9, 2018

In Jharkhand, one of the poorest states in India, gangs recruit young boys for work as robbers across the country. — In Jharkhand, one of the poorest states in India, gangs recruit young boys for work as robbers across the country.
(Photo: Smita Sharma)

This photograph originally appeared in the May 2018 issue of Pacific Standard. Subscribe now and get eight issues/year or purchase a single copy of the magazine. It was first published online on April 15th, 2018, exclusively for PS Premium members.

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