Transcript What are houses like?

Chembakolli – a village in India
Housing and homes
Thatched roof
Tiled roof
Metal sheet roof
Concrete roof
Tiled roof
Housing today
Low-cost tiled house made using
Adivasi design
Soil cement block making
‘My name is Manju. I am 9 years old and I live in the village of Chembakolli. I live with my mother, father,
sister and brother. The roof of our house is made of grass. The walls are made of sticks. We have two
rooms. We sleep and cook inside the house’.
‘My name is Madhan. I am 9 years old and I live in Kodamoola. I live with my father, mother and brother. My
roof is made of tiles and the walls are made of stone. There are three rooms. There are no windows. We eat
and sleep inside the house’.
‘My name is Ashwini. I am 7 years old and I live in Kanchikolli. I live with my father, mother and sister
Ashwathi. My house is made of cement. The roof is made of metal sheets. Our house has four rooms and
four windows’.
Chembakolli: life and change in an Indian village
(3rd edition)
The Chembakolli story
From Bangalore to Chembakolli: a journey
through South India
Five years in Chembakolli CD-Rom
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