Participant Observation by AmritaVishwaVidyapeetham https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x Session assignment en-us 2020-10-08 09:44:58 UTC 2025-04-24 07:15:42 UTC hello@padlet.com market (Team 2) https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813330909
  • Fresh vegetables, food and eateries
  • look like temporarily situated with shed/cloth (red/yellow) with the help of sticks 
  • small wall
  • looks like it is situated in the woods  
  • few bikes are parked 
  • using the traditional weighing scale 
  • footwear is left on the ground
  • All the packed items are hanged on a thread 
  • Most the customers are using cloth bags
    • ]]>     2020-10-08 11:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813330909     team 3 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813331586 we can see a  local market(santha).women bargaining  with the vendor for vegetables, two of them are using cloth bags , most of them are barefoot, weight balance for measuring vegetables , person selling spices, few bi]]> 2020-10-08 11:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813331586 team 9 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813332825 splender bike - 2
    some people bare foot
    red chillies
    red chairs - 2
    trees
     vibes of weekly market
    onions, garlic
    crocs
    paan shop
    weighing machine
    stones on teh sheet
    only wonen are buying
    only men are selling
    men are in dhoti
    shed
    people with carry bag
    tarpauling sheets
    woman is bargaining
    weather seems cloudy

    ]]>     2020-10-08 11:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813332825     TEAM 6 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813333817 1. A vegetable market that is temporarily setup in the morning , which can be told looking at the atmosphere around and the cloth shelter.
    2. The size, the location and clothing of the people in the market tells that its in the village.
    3.All the Men are selling and the Women are buying.
    4.a women is bargaining .
    5.small shop
    6. forest background.]]>     2020-10-08 11:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813333817     Team 7 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813334305 Hero Honda Splendour
    Red Chillis
    Sunday Market
    Eastern Region
    Forest
    Economically backward
    Consumers
    Eco Friendly
    Bargaining
    Weighing Machine
    Aluminium Sheds
    Items sold in small quantities
    Forest Area 
    Women have tied their hair
    Make shift shops
    Tarpaulin Covers to protect from a probable downpour




    ]]>     2020-10-08 11:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813334305     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813334928 Team 2
    Vegetable market.. people buying and selling..
    A splender bike.. and few bikes far from the camera]]>     2020-10-08 11:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813334928     Team 10 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813335173 fresh vegetable market
    maybe a temple place( most are not using footwear)
    sheltered by trees
    spices
    village lifestyle



    ]]>     2020-10-08 11:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813335173     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813335467 Red and yellow tents ]]> 2020-10-08 11:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813335467 Team 8 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813335703 Red chillies(Partitioned as well as a bunch), also packed in some plastic bags
    Garlic, ginger
    Bike, traditional weighing machine, crocs, Ladies with bags, Many vendors sitting in different places,
    packets hanging on the rope, two red chairs. People buying vegetables.
    farmers selling their produce without help of a middleman.]]>     2020-10-08 11:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813335703     TEAM 4 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813336285 1.We observe a lot of trees around so it seems to be a tribal village or a forest.
    2. There are a lot of women than men who are buying.
    3. The sellers are using a traditional weighing machine, bargaining with them.
    4. It seems to be sunny so they have covered themselves with a blanket.
    5. They have separated their vegetables based on quantities ready for sale.
    6. They have placed rocks on their sheets so it doesn't get blown away.
    7. The woman in green saree was surprised by the cameras and was looking in that direction.]]>     2020-10-08 11:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813336285     TEAM1 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813336759 TEMPORARY FARMER'S MARKET
     USING TRADITIONAL WEIGHING MACHINE ..
    THERE IS AN SHAREAUTO AND BIKE...
    THEY ARE USING TARPAULIN'S.
    THERE ARE ROPES TO TIE...
    PEPOLE WITH NO MASK VERY HAPPY THOSE TYM.


     ]]>     2020-10-08 11:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813336759     TEAM - 5 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813336799 probably summer season.
    Crocs
    Spices
    Pre-Covid days
    Village Market day
    vegetables like ginger, onion etc
    lot of women shopper
    garlic, ginger, chillies
    definitely summer
    It can be from South India also, 
    South Indians eat more spices
    3-4pm
    (Guest) temporary market
    ​(Guest) weekly or monthly market
    ]]>     2020-10-08 11:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813336799     Sample renjithmcent https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813378059 A - 
    E - 
    I - 
    O -
    U - ]]>     2020-10-08 11:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/813378059     Team 8 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/840821607 A- Vegetable vendors are doing the act of selling vegetables, to meet their ends.
        People bringing bags to carry vegetables.
       Stones are kept on the plastic sheet so that the vegetables don't get dirty.

    E- The environment here looks like a typical afternoon Sunday market, where there isn't much crowd.

    I- There are basically 2 kinds of interactions taking place. First one- the customer interacting with vendor and second- vendor interacting back with customers. Doing this, both the people are getting benefited are their ends.

    O- Objects in picture- 
        1.) Vegetables
        2.)Tent 
        3.)Bike
        4.)Chairs
        5.)Flipflops
        6.)Mouth Refreshners on rope
    All these objects form a typical market where these objects are beneficial for vendors as well as sellers.

    U- There are basically 2 kinds of  people being observed.  Sellers & Customers. 
    Sellers are the vegetable vendors and customers are people from the village. 
    Customers are effectively communicating with the vendors so that they are able to buy the products from the vendor successfully.]]>     2020-10-19 13:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/840821607     TEAM-9 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/840999296 AEIOU observation framework:
    A-
    1.)women are here to buy grocery and spices from the market.
    2.)vendor is weighing the vegetables.
    3.)some vendors are waiting for their customers .

    E-
    1This seems to be like a weekly Indian market .
    2.)Tarpaulin sheets are put up on each shop.
    3.).Open field(temporary setup )
    3.Weather seems cloudy
    4.)Trees all around the market
    5.) Muddy area

    I-
    1.) A scenario of  Customers and vendors  bargaining, and getting their requirements at a reasonable price

    O-
    1.We see  a weighing machine to give the exact measurement of particular products
    2.) Vendors are making money by selling  red chilies, onions , Garlic etc.
    3.)People have carry Bags , used for carrying their products.
    4.) One of  the  vendor uses his bike to set up his shop.
    5.)Tarpaulin sheets are put up on each shop.
    6.)Rocks are used to keep the sheets in place.
    5.) seems like a nice gesture to have Chairs near Tea stall so as the  customers can have their beverage peacefully.
    6.) wire is used to hang those tobacco and mouth fresheners

    U-
    1.)People around here are bare footed.
    2.)we can observe  that only  the women are seen as the customers and only the men are seen as vendors.
    3.)The women  around  here are either wearing Kurtis or saree, and men are wearing dhotis.
    4.)All of the women here are wearing Bangles.

    ]]>     2020-10-19 13:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/840999296     TEAM - 5 ( Ritwik , Ditsha , Prakruthi , Dharma Teja , Jahnavi and Chiranjiv ) https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/843459143 Activities :
    - Selling goods.
    - Observing.
    - Walking to different vendors.
    - Buying.
    - Product placement & Marketing.

    Environment :
    - A One-day Market set in a rural area or a small town.
    - Not too crowded, which could indicate that this kind of market happens often.
    - Public place.
    - Tall trees ( Eucalyptus trees in the background)

    Interactions :
    - Marketing.
    - Bargaining.
    - Enquiring.
    - Payment.

    Objects :
    - Weighing Scale.
    - Carry bags.
    - Money.
    - Food Products.
    - Tobacco Products.
    - Ropes.
    - Bike.
    - Chair.
    - Tarpaulin.
    - Clothes.
    - Crocs.
    - Stones that hold the tarp and keep it firm.

    Users :
    - Non Urban Folks.
    - People belonging to an average income group have decided to do their weekly shopping given their minimal budget.
    - People consuming harmful tobacco products ( Gutka, Paan etc.)
    - Farmers who've come to sell their produce.
    - People from all ages can be seen in this particular section of the market.
     ]]>     2020-10-20 03:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/843459143     TEAM-6 ( https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844074620 2020-10-20 08:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844074620 TEAM 4 (P. Vikas, Cherishma, Rahul, Brinda, Deepak, vivek) blenu4cse18088 https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844077189 ACTIVITIES:
    The vendors are selling vegetables and fruits. They have set up their things on the ground. They have segregate the chillies and onions etc, in small groups that weigh the same so that people can directly buy them and time is not wasted on one customer. The women are asking hates,etc. to the vendors. Some are deciding on what to buy and fro which vendor to buy from. The venders are using traditional weighing scale and handing out the vegetables to the buyers. To the right a woman in green saree is looking at the camera and getting intimated as to what these people might be doing.
    ENVIRONMENT :
    The environment is a rural forest where they have set up a vegetable market. They have used cloth to cover themselves from the sun or any other weather condition. They have used another cloth on which they have kept their sellables. They have used rocks to prevent it from flying and they have made sure that sandles and slippers stay out of the cloth where vegetables are kept.
    INTERACTION :
    The women are conversing with the vendors on the cost,etc,. Some women are also discovering among themselves as to what to buy. Some buyers are thinking to themselves, comparing prices of different vendors and deciding on what to buy . Some buyers are moving from vendors's shop to another. Some venders with no buyers at their shop are busy arranging their vegetables. Some vendors are conversing amongst themselves too. Probably setting out the change he took to pay the prevoius buyers. The woman in green on the right,has come with her baby . She is looking at the camera and probably wondering what these people are doing.
    OBJECTS :
    There is a Hero Honda Splendor to the right. It looks dusty. Seems like the vendor in pink brought his goods on this bike and has parked it beside him. There are red chairs on the right. It must be for the buyers to sit when they come to that shop. All women are carrying cloth bags to carry their items easily. Some are even carrying two. You can see two bikes in the picture. One on the right and one on the extreme farther end, behind the first one. It shows that most of the vendors come with their goods in these bikes and its a probable reason why the bike is so dusty, as you can see, the ground is not cemented but its muddy.
    USERS :
    We can see that most of the buyers are women with a few exceptions and most of the vendors are men with quite a few exceptions. The women are mostly wearing a saree while some are wearing salwar with dupatta. The men are wearing a shirt or kurta with dhoti, while some with shorts or long pants. The vendors have a red / yellow cloth around their necks which serves the purpose of cleaning the vegetables, etc, from time to time. An interesting thing to note is that all women have braided their hair, the elder have tied a bun, with only one exception, the lady in kurta and legging, walking into the market , right in the center of the picture has put a pany tail. Interestingly no women or girl has left their hair open. This is understood as the place looks dusty and they might not want their hair dirty. Also, most of the people both men and women are wearing simple slippers. No one is wearing shoes or other footware that is difficult to wear, remove and might break easily. However there is a pair of crocs on the right next to the bike, that seems to belong to the vendor in pink and surprisingly, it seems quite clean and tidy when compared to his bike. Some old women on the left have not wore any footware at all. Upon zooming in, we find that most of the women have wore something around their neck . For some its the mangalsutra, whereas for some its simply a black thresd that is of religious significance. However each one of them has worn bangles.]]>     2020-10-20 08:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844077189     TEAM 6: https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844078857 A-Activities
    1.)women have come to the market to buy.
    2.) Some of the women are gathered and are waiting at the tea stall nearby.
    3.) People are selling vegetables, fruits groceries.
    4.)one person is selling garments under a shed to the women.
    5.)A person  is selling packets or shampoos and coffee powders that are hanged on a  wire/rope.
    6.)the tea stall has some tobacco products hanged outside.
    7.) few people are unloading vegetables from their vehicles.
    8.) farmers are directly selling their products to the people.

    E-Environment
    1.) A crowded market area.
    2.)located in a village
    3.)Its early morning, as its little foggy around.
    4.)The market has just started its operations that day
    5.)Its a temporary market
    6.)Looks like the outskirts of the village based on all the trees around the place.
    7.) Moisture is still present in the soil.
    8.)cows

    I-Interaction
    1.)Women are bargaining with the seller.
    2.)Women are talking to each other while gathered around.
    3.)people are enquiring about things
    4.)Money transactions

    O-Objects
    1.)  Bikes
    2.)traditional weighing machine
    3.) Shed
    4.) plastic sheets for people to keep their items on.
    5.) Autos
    6.)women are carrying proper bags.
    7.)orange baskets.
    8.)Chairs.
    9.)Stones to hold the plastic sheets.
    10.)Most of the bikes are Hero Honda
    11.)A truck
    12.)Tarpaulin sheets used as temporary shelter.
    13.)Cycles
    14.) fake crocs
    15.) green vegetables on one side and spices on the other.
    16.) rubber band
    17.) Grass

    U-Users
    1.)All the customers are women and the sellers are mostly men
    2.)Middle aged women are wearing saree's and young women are wearing kurti.
    3.)few people are without footwear
    4.)Men are wearing  all the different fashion  apparels from kurta-pancha to jeans and shirt.
    5.)people from all age categories are present there.
    6.)The man inn the light maroon kurta is selling spices(chillies,ginger,garlic).]]>     2020-10-20 08:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844078857     TEAM 2 - https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844110720 Applying AEIOU rules

    A- Activities
    1)Selling products between customer and seller.
    2)customers bargaining and discussing about the goods.

    E - Environment
    1)tents,
    2) cloudy and foggy environment,
    3) it's a market for a village situated in southern part of India (looking at the attire).
    4)looks like situated in the other side of village.

    I - Interaction
    Interaction between customer and seller.
    Interaction between local people.
    Interaction between vendors.

    O - Objects
    1)TRUNCK of tree.
    2) cloths,
    3) daily products, 
    4)tent, 
    5)weighing machine, 
    5)stone to hold the tarpaulins.
    6)Chairs.
    7)bike.
    8)some cloths tied to trees to cover the products from rain, dust, leaves.

    U - Users
    Customers are mostly bare footed, number of women seem to be more than men, Sellers.
    Little crowded in right side of image.]]>     2020-10-20 09:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844110720     Team-3 (Aravind, sushmitha, madhuri, Leela Krishna, Namrata, Harshita) https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844178226 Activities(A)-:
    1.vendors selling vegetables and
    women bargaining for better price of vegetables , fruits 
     2.people talking about their daily routines.
    3.Two vendors discussing about their business
    4.vendors waiting for buyers to buy vegetables and fruits from them.

    Environment(E):
    1. local market(santha)
    2. village atmosphere
    3. might have rained earlier(based the on texture of soil)
    4. greenary
    5. sunny day(vendors protecting themselves with  shed and tents)

    Interaction(I):
    1.interaction between vendors and women in the village
    2.interaction between local people 

    Objects(O):
    1.splendor bikes
    2.red &green chillies
    3.ginger
    4.garlic
    5. plastic chairs
    6. cloth bags
    7.bangles
    8.crocs
    9.packets of spices, snacks
    10.weighing machine

    Users(U):
    1. some  of the people are barefoot and some are wearing chappals
    2.Most of the buyers are women
    3.Girls are wearing kurtis and women are wearing sarees
    4.some women bought their children with them.
    5. Most of the vendors are men ]]>     2020-10-20 09:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844178226     Team 7 (Ekanth, Priyaa, Saideep, Saketh, Tejaswini) https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/so0qvm8alfldm87x/wish/844236103 ACTIVITIES:
    1. Act of selling vegetables/spices/essentials by the vendors 
    2. Act of buying vegetables/spices/essentials by the people
    3. A few vendors are waiting for buyers
    4. Act of carrying the purchased goods in jute/cloth/plastic bags
    5. Act of talking and bargaining between the sellers and buyers
    6. Act of walking around the market to find necessary goods/items by the buyers
    7. Act of holding and managing a child by the mother 
    8. Act of weighing the goods to be purchased by the vendor 
    9. A vendor can be seen adjusting his goods in an organized manner 
    10. Act of unloading vegetables by the vendor

    ENVIRONMENT:
    1. Economically backward place
    2. The place looks like it is pretty away from normal city life
    3. The people seem to be aware that they need to carry bags to buy stuff
    4. People are engrossed in buying their stuff
    5. Environmentally aware 
    6. It is probably a hilly region, and hence the tall trees
    7. People are disciplined and aren’t overcrowding at one place alone
    8. Well cultured

    INTERACTIONS:
    1. People are bargaining.
    2. ShopKeepers are selling the products while people are bargaining they are not accepting.
    3. People are gathering at one place to buy the items on demand.
    4. Most people are using eco-friendly products.
    5. People are not having modern dressing style.

    OBJECTS:
    1. Here we see different objects like chairs ,carry bags, ropes, mats, tents, weighing machines,   weighing stones, and some ordinary stones to keep on the mat.
    2. People are using carry bags to carry vegetables and required grocery items.
    3. Also we find an auto rickshaw and some bikes parked.
    4. Each one carries their own bag to buy vegetables.
    5. We see a pair of chappals placed beside the mat.

    USERS:
    1. Shopkeepers that sit on their tarp.
    2. Men wearing traditional clothes.
    3. Lots of customers are seen but most are women.
    4. On the right, there is a group of women wearing mostly red.
    5. Most of the people are barefooted


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