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Bodo boy

SC 184- portrait

We met these kids in Assam very near the border to Bhutan.
The Bodo/Boro are tibeto-burmese and have long fought for autonomy. Because of the conflict the border to Bhutan had been closed for years and after it opened again tourists could only travel with a military escort. When we were there these restrictions had ended and since 2020 the Bodo/Boro now have partial autonomy and their own territorial region "Bodoland".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodoland_Territorial_Region

The older girl in the note obviously is not Bodo but probably of Nepalese origin.



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28 comments

Xata said:

Very interesting info and great tribute / memories.***************
7 weeks ago

Gudrun replied to Xata:

Obrigada, Isabel! The kids were a joy, they asked to be photographed!
7 weeks ago

Annemarie said:

so nice

Happy sunny Sunday!
7 weeks ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Annemarie:

Thanks a lot, Annemaire!
7 weeks ago ( translate )

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

A lovely portrait in which the colour of the boy's tongue matches the colour of his shirt. I love the very effective shallow depth of field. I hope you have an excellent Sunday, Gudrun. Kindest regards, Joe
7 weeks ago

Gudrun replied to Joe, Son of the Rock:

Thank you so much, Joe! That boy had scrounged a chewing gum and was blowing bubbles;-)
7 weeks ago

Amelia said:

These children have had a hard life, but the boiy in the main photo has a happy and cheeky expression. Lovely candid photos.
7 weeks ago

Gudrun replied to Amelia:

Thanks very much, Amelia! Yes, he was the cheeky one;-) His little sister had obviously banged her head somewhere and also had been bitten by insects. The older girl was the sensible one watching out for the others.
7 weeks ago

J.Garcia said:

Fun-loving boy..
Taking care of her sister
Two wonderful images, Gudrun!
Thanks also for information
7 weeks ago

Gudrun replied to J.Garcia:

Thank you so much, Judite!
7 weeks ago

Keith Burton said:

Such a joyous portrait of this cheeky young man......with spot on focus and a nice background.

The PiP is nicely captured, but not so joyous......in fact, both look quite sad, but it's nice to see the younger child being looked after by the older one!
7 weeks ago

Gudrun replied to Keith Burton:

Thanks very much, Keith! The older girl taking responsibiliy left the boy free to have fun- a rather typical constellation;-)
7 weeks ago

Boarischa Krautmo said:

;-)
gut.
7 weeks ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Nice portrait.
7 weeks ago ( translate )

Edna Edenkoben said:

:-)))
7 weeks ago ( translate )
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