Working on the streets has a whole different meaning in India. With property taxes and rent costs high, the average local business usually opts for a mobile or micro-stand to make a living. These photographs, shot in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India by Amruta K. Lakshmipuri, depict those business owners who are seeking to move past the corporate way of doing with business.
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![Chai. Photo Credit: Amruta Lakshmipuri.](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chai_lakshmipuri_amruta.jpg)
![Chat. Photo credit: Amruta Lakshmipuri.](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chat_lakshmipuri_amruta.jpg)
![Coco. Photo credit: Amruta Lakshmipuri.](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/coco_lakshmipuri_amruta.jpg)
![Elder. Photo Credit: Amruta Lakshmipuri.](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/eldr_lakshmipuri_amruta.jpg)
![Fish. Photo Credit: Amruta Lakshmipuri.](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fish_lakshmipuri_amruta.jpg)
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![](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/meat_lakshmipuri_amruta.jpg)
![](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/puri_lakshmipuri_amruta.jpg)
![](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sidrest_lakshmipuri_amruta.jpg)
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![](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/tob_lakshmipuri_amruta.jpg)
![Typist. Photo Credit: Amruta Lakshmipuri.](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/typist_lakshmipuri_amruta.jpg)
![Welder. Photo Credit: Amruta Lakshmipuri.](http://purring-dress.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/weld_lakshmipuri_amruta-682x1024.jpg)