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A Glimpse into Everyday Life in India

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Farmers harvest rice crop in a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Farmers Harvest Rice in Paddy Fields Near Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Krystyna Pyszkova of Czech Republic, left, crowns her successor Opal Suchata of Thailand after she who won the 72nd Miss World pageant in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)

Krystyna Pyszkova of the Czech Republic crowns her successor, Opal Suchata of Thailand, after Suchata won the 72nd Miss World pageant in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)

Cadets of National Cadet Corps (NCC) participate in a civil defence mock drill on street in Ahmedabad, India on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets take part in a civil defense mock drill on a street in Ahmedabad, India on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Anchored fishing boats are covered with tarpaulins as the fishing season comes to an end near the Arabian Sea shore at the Chowk Dongri village, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, 03 June 2025. Local fishermen stop fishing between 01 June and 31 July during the monsoon season due to expected rough seas, uncertain wind conditions, and continuous rain, which could cause severe damage to the boats. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA/EFE)

Fishing Season Halts in Mumbai as Monsoon Begins – Boats Sheltered at the Chowk Dongri village, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, 03 June 2025. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA/EFE)

A rescue team helps flood-affected residents disembark from an inflatable boat in Badkhal village, near Agartala, India, on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images via AFP Photo)

Rescuers help flood-affected residents disembark from an inflatable boat in Badkhal village, near Agartala, India, on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images via AFP Photo)

A woman carrying her pet dog wades through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Imphal East in Indian state of Manipur on June 1, 2025. Flash floods and landslides after torrential monsoon rain over the last two days killed at least 30 people in India's northeast, officials said June 1. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

Woman Carries Dog Through Imphal Floods as Northeast India Monsoon Death Toll Hits 30.in Indian state of Manipur on June 1, 2025 (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

People ride a cart through a submerged road in Hojai district, Assam, India, on June 3, 2025. They are being relocated to safer areas after flooding submerged parts of their village following heavy rainfall. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Middle East Images via AFP Photo)

Residents ride a cart through floodwaters in Hojai district, Assam, India, on June 3, 2025, as they relocate to safer areas after heavy rains submerged their village. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Middle East Images via AFP Photo)

Commuters lie stuck in traffic as they wade through a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on May 26, 2025. Lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai on May 26 as the annual monsoon arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, according to weather forecasters. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)

Early Monsoon Paralyzes Mumbai: Commuters Stranded in Flooded Streets in Mumbai on May 26, 2025 (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)

A man carries a mattress as he wades through floodwaters at Kongba in Imphal East on June 3, 2025. Flash floods and landslides after torrential monsoon rain over the last two days killed at least 30 people in India's northeast, officials said on June 1. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

A man wades through floodwaters carrying a mattress in Kongba, Imphal East, on June 3, 2025. At least 30 people have died in India’s northeast from flash floods and landslides triggered by two days of torrential monsoon rains, officials reported.on June 1. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

Women and children step off a wooden boat onto a grassy riverbank in Hojai district, Assam, India, on June 3, 2025. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Middle East Images via AFP Photo)

Women and Children Disembark in Assam After River Crossing in Hojai district, Assam, India, on June 3, 2025. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/Middle East Images via AFP Photo)

Men carry a dog on an inflated tube as they wade through floodwaters at Kongba in Imphal East on June 3, 2025. Flash floods and landslides after torrential monsoon rain over the last two days killed at least 30 people in India's northeast, officials said on June 1. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

Men wade through floodwaters carrying a dog on an inflated tube in Kongba, Imphal East, June 3, 2025. Officials report at least 30 deaths in India’s northeast from flash floods and landslides triggered by two days of torrential monsoon rains. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

Commuters wade through a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on May 26, 2025. Lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai on May 26 as the annual monsoon arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, according to weather forecasters. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)

Early Monsoon Deluge Floods Mumbai Streets, Stranding Commuters in Mumbai on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)

A Kashmiri Muslim woman, with hands decorated with henna, prays outside the shrine of Iranian scholar and Islamic saint Shah-e-Hamadan, on his death anniversary in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)

A Kashmiri Muslim woman with henna-decorated hands prays outside Shah-e-Hamadan shrine during the Iranian scholar’s death anniversary in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)

Workers install temporary shelter for shade at Marina Beach on a hot summer day in Chennai on June 4, 2025. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)

Workers Erect Sun Shelters at Chennai’s Marina Beach Amid Scorching Heat at Marina Beach on a hot summer day in Chennai on June 4, 2025. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)

Sheep are seen on June 4, 2025 in Srinagar, India in a livestock market, where will be sacrificed and the meat will be distributed among family, friends, and the underprivileged as part of the Eid ul-Adha Festival, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group)

Sheep are seen on June 4, 2025 in Srinagar, India in a livestock Market Ahead of Eid ul-Adha Sacrifice Rituals. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group)

A woman sorts single-use plastics at a garbage collection center in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 04 June 2025. The Indian government launched a nationwide campaign titled “One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution” ahead of World Environment Day, which has been celebrated annually on 05 June since 1973 across the world. This year the environment day will focus on ending plastic pollution. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA)

Kashmir Woman Sorts Plastic Waste Ahead of World Environment Day 2025, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 04 June 2025. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA)

A police woman watches guard as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans throng to celebrate before the start of the trophy parade after they win the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), on June 04, 2025 in Bengaluru, India. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)

A police officer stands guard as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans gather to celebrate before the team’s IPL trophy parade on June 4, 2025, in Bengaluru, India. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)

Municipality workers working with excavator as rag pickers searches for recyclable materials next to cows and birds at the Boragaon garbage dumping site, on the eve of World Environment Day, in Guwahati, India on June 4, 2025. World Environment Day, celebrated every year on June 5, is the United Nations' flagship day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environment. (Photo by David Talukdar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Chaotic Contrast: Workers and Ragpickers Battle Guwahati’s Mounting Waste Crisis Ahead of World Environment Day, in Guwahati, India on June 4, 2025.(Photo by David Talukdar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A Kashmiri woman kisses her son, a newly recruited soldier of Indian army during the graduation parade ceremony on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)

A Kashmiri woman kisses her son during his graduation parade as a newly recruited Indian Army soldier on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)

Waste collectors look for reusable items in waste dumped at a landfill in New Delhi, India, 05 June 2025. The Indian government launched a nationwide campaign titled “One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution” ahead of World Environment Day, celebrated annually on 05 June since 1973. This year, the day focuses on ending plastic pollution. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)

India’s Plastic Pollution Battle: Ragpickers Work Landfill on World Environment Day. The Indian government launched a nationwide campaign titled “One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution” ahead of World Environment Day, celebrated annually on 05 June since 1973. This year, the day focuses on ending plastic pollution. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)

Newly recruited Indian army soldiers from the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) take part in a passing-out parade at the JAKLI army headquarters in Srinagar on June 5, 2025. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)

New recruits of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) march during their passing-out parade at the regiment’s headquarters in Srinagar on June 5, 2025. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)

Vande Bharat Express train soon to be inaugurated to run between Srinagar and Katra, stands at a platform in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 6, 2025. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)

India’s New Vande Bharat Express Ready for Srinagar-Katra Route Inauguration, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 6, 2025. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)

Julia Everson
Julia is a freelance writer and lifelong learner with an ongoing curiosity to study new things. She enjoys checking out the latest grammar books and writing about video games more than anything else. If she's not running through Colorado’s breathtaking landscape, she's indoors hidden away in her cozy game room trolling noobs and leveling up an RPG character. She is a Final Fantasy IX apologist (although she loves them all… except XV), coffee aficionado, and a bit of a health nut. Julia graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing.