मज़दूर  (PROFESSIONS)

Traditional Indian ear cleaner who cleans ears of strange people living in delhi, commonly in chawri bazar and chandni chowk. He says he 'I was taught by my father, who in turn learnt it from his grandfather. Our family has been cleaning ears since the Mughal times. 'I clean 20-30 pairs of ears a day, but most of them are old customers. I rarely get younger people to clean their ears. They prefer to use ear buds.' Armed only with a steel needle, a wad of cotton and a pair of pincers, the ear cleaners roam the streets looking for customers.

   •Daatun seller 40-year-old Laxmi sits around the corner in the crowded Chawri Bazar, just a lane before the magnificent, Jama Masjid. She sips on tea and sells datun (neem chewing sticks) every day. Her smile reaches her eyes, and you can see she is having a good day. Born in Rajasthan, she has been living in the Jamna Bazar for 25 years. The humble neem stick has been the source of her livelihood all these years. Even the foreigners are allured by the neem stick. "They are fascinated by the idea of using a neem stick. Sometimes, they even buy a bundle for Rs. 50 to distribute to the people," she says. But, she doesn't charge all. When a Sadhu or little children visit her, she will offer one for free.
  

Local made knife. This man sells local made knife for his survival. He has got this red color board on which there are several different kinds of knives placed on. These are made of wood unlike we usually use which are made of plastic in industries. 

Old currency change This guy in chawri bazar sits just opposite of the metro station gate no 3 on the right hand side of the lane on entering chawri bazar market. People come to him and give their old currency like coins and notes which they have found,or collected. In exchange he gives them the money .  
                                                     BY:- GREATEE KUMAR