Meet Emanuel Guddu, a budding photorgrapher from Sindh Pakistan who is presenting the beautiful culture of Thar desert through his art. A look at Twitter timeline of Guddu shows that this guy is doing fantastic job of portraying the life in desolate but equally vibrant desert.
Life is not that much easy as much you think. Here is a lady and her son in swing/jhoola from Jhandaura Hindu Tribal community of Sindh Pakistan. She has not own house, living wooden sticks house and her husband collects plastic and glasses from garbage to sellout for recycling. pic.twitter.com/unyhjYNdLE
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) October 29, 2018
Guddu’s work simply reflects the people, culture, festivals, lifestyle, historic places and problems that community living in one of the largest deserts of the world, is facing.
He tells how the people are able to become happy and satisfied despite a lack of commodities.
In rural of Sindh life is simple but more satisfy with real happiness. pic.twitter.com/6mS5oQlh3i
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) September 25, 2018
Thar Desert from the Camera of Emmanuel Guddu
He portrays the women who have to go through an ascetic process for fetching water. They have to draw water with the help of donkeys, put those pots on their head and travel a long distance by walking on hot sand with bare feet to reach their destination.
Life is very tough in Tharparkar Desert of Sindh Pakistan. Here is a Thari woman who is pulling water from well by donkeys and it is not end here, After long walk with these donkeys she carry 3 water pots on her head and arm and walk onto hot sand. pic.twitter.com/UEEmujDjpa
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) October 19, 2018
#People of #Tharparkar #desert of #Sindh #Pakistan are facing heavy #drought due to no proper #rain this year. Due to water crises no Food no Fodder. @UNICEFwater @WaterCharity pic.twitter.com/5Uey4dL9gs
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) October 25, 2018
Sharing the Work of Artists
Through his work Guddu is also spreading word about artists who are engaged in keeping the traditions and culture of this beautiful land alive for decades.
Mr. Hafiz Muhammad Sadique is a #Kashigar #artist in #Nasarpur #Sindh #Pakistan who is doing this work since 40 years and keeping alive this #culture since 3 generations pic.twitter.com/g5F0qoSER5
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) October 8, 2018
About Their Sources of Income
Thar desert usually faces drought like conditions throughout the year for receiving little to no rainfall. Its inhabitants make their way to rural and urban Sindh to earn livelihood. Mostly, work on land as peasants and contribute to the economy of the country. Emmanuel has also captured Thari people working in rice and onion fields of rural Sindh.
#Rice #production. #People of #Thar #desert are doing #labour work in #barrage area of #rural #Sindh. Due to no rain Thar hit by heavy #drought, many families temporary #migrated to barrage area in search of some kind of labour work to earn to survive pic.twitter.com/gOHTEO2MYT
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) October 15, 2018
This Cute Girl with An Elegant Necklace
It is heart warming to see how poverty has not deprived these kids of such a beautiful smile.
I am also a part of Rich Culture and Colours of Sindh Pakistan. A cute smiling face with Cultural jewellery from Jhandaura Hindu Tribal community of Sindh pic.twitter.com/2bUkwHiM50
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) November 4, 2018
Sindh a State of Diverse Cultural and Ethnic Groups
Sindh is a diverse province of Pakistan, a fact evident in its cultural festivals like Lahooti Melo. It is home to various religious and ethnic communities which are keeping it vibrant and alive through their unique lifestyle. Guddu through his photography tells the world about beautiful Thari women who love making tatoos on their faces and arms.
#People from all #Religions and #Communities making more beautiful to #Sindh #Pakistan because of their amazing colourful #culture. Here is a #Tattooed #lady from a #Hindu Community. pic.twitter.com/mSuOFvV77I
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) October 23, 2018
This person shows Thar women’s obsession with bangles and drawing decorative patterns on arms and hands.
#Tattooed hands and #silver #jewellery of #Kachhi #Kolhi #Hindu #tribal #community of #Sindh #Pakistan. This community #migrated from #Gujarat #India to Pakistan after 1947. Large part of this community is #farming under landlords and very small part has their own business. pic.twitter.com/rMfcCG8skt
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) October 6, 2018
Guddu’s work also highlights various issues that people are facing in course of maintaining their lifestyle. He tells how Thari people’s love for tatoos ends them up getting the services of tatoo makers who use unhygienic tools like overused syringes.
Un #Hygienic #tattoos maker set. Here is a complete set of Tattoos making machine which mostly use in #Festivals here in #Sindh #Pakistan. This machine runs by Battery cells and mostly one same needle for all costumers. But after all people like it.
Tattoo. pic.twitter.com/gWYdl1UvZo— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) October 23, 2018
Historic Places of Thar Desert
An indpeth analysis of this guy’s pictures shows that he has tried to bring in limelight every single element of Thar’s culture, whether it is people, places, lifestyle means of earning livelihood or festivals.
Here is the picture of a woman busy in making handicrafts so that she can sell them to make some money.
People have learnt to survive by using their amazing and different skills. Here is a lady from Jhandaura Tribal Hindu Community of Sindh Pakistan who is making Goats with dried rice and wheat Straws for selling out to earn to survive. pic.twitter.com/3tWlCaC0EN
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) October 1, 2018
This look of the medieval era mosque.
Bhodesar #Mosque in #Nagarparkar, #Sindh #Pakistan #built in 1505 . built entirely in chast marble by Mehmood Shah and Bin Muzafar Shah and Ghiyas -Ud-Din the ruler of #Gujarat #India. pic.twitter.com/f9y7p15dY9
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) September 25, 2018
Traditional way of churning up milk careem to get butter and lassi.
Colours of Sindh. Here is a #woman from Tharadri #Hindu #community is making Lassi in rural #Sindh #Pakistan . pic.twitter.com/Z4p033oDLi
— Emmanuel Guddu (@emnpk) September 23, 2018
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