Muttu Kumar - Hampi, India
Name: Muttu Kumar
Location: Hampi, India
Occupation: Tour guide and postcard salesman
Date of Birth:
Religion: Hindu
Income: < $2
Despite leaving school at age twelve due to financial constraints, Muttu Kumar speaks Hindi, Kannada, English, and a fair bit of French. These skills are central to his work as a tour guide and postcard salesman in Hampi, India—where the architectural achievements of the Vijaynagar Empire have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Muttu was 18 years old at the time of his Global Lives Project shoot. He works to support himself and his family, who live in a village two miles from the town. More detail...
A short clip of Muttu's life:
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