Just 10 kilometres from the
Arabian Sea, Surajbari Creek is the land of the Agariyas, who have lived here
for centuries, producing just the one harvest. It is something everyone
wants—salt . From October to June they labour without a halt, growing salt in
large, square pans—around 75 per cent of India’s total salt produced. It is
around 235 km from Ahmedabad and 150 km from Bhuj, the district headquarters of
Kutch, at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch. In the monsoon months, the Ra