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summary of davidcopper field

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Slums like Seemapuri mushroomed on the periphery of big cities like Delhi yet it was miles away from it metaphorically. Those who lived here were squatters who came from Bangladesh back in 1971. Saheb's family was among them and back then Seemapuri was a wilderness. It still was but now it had structures of mud with roofs of tin and tarpaulin, devoid of sewage, drainage or running water. It was home to a multitude of ragpickers who have lived here for more than thirty years without an identity, without permits but with ration cards that get their names on voters' lists. This enables them to buy grain as food is more important when it comes to survival than identity. These places sprout in areas where they find food, pitching their tents to make transit homes. Children grow up in them and become partners in survival. Survival in Seemapuri meant rag-picking which had become a fine art by now due to years of practice. Garbage was gold to them and their daily bread, roof over their heads and a means of sustenance. 
Slums like Seemapuri mushroomed on the periphery of big cities like Delhi yet it was miles away from it metaphorically. Those who lived here were squatters who came from Bangladesh back in 1971. Saheb's family was among them and back then Seemapuri was a wilderness. It still was but now it had structures of mud with roofs of tin and tarpaulin, devoid of sewage, drainage or running water. It was home to a multitude of ragpickers who have lived here for more than thirty years without an identity, without permits but with ration cards that get their names on voters' lists. This enables them to buy grain as food is more important when it comes to survival than identity. These places sprout in areas where they find food, pitching their tents to make transit homes. Children grow up in them and become partners in survival. Survival in Seemapuri meant rag-picking which had become a fine art by now due to years of practice. Garbage was gold to them and their daily bread, roof over their heads and a means of sustenance.