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Goli Soda 

© Shravya Kag


NOSTALGIA IN A BOTTLE

A significant part of my childhood in Vijayawada, India was spent awing every time the ‘goli’ pops before I was handed my drink. I was fascinated with the bottle. ‘Goli Soda’, as it is more commonly known in South India, is a codd-neck-bottled drink that is often sold with carbonated water or lime juice. With the advent of carbonated beverages, Goli Soda started facing a slow death. I spent a week with the family of Aseefa, her neighbors and her vendor, Baby, documenting ‘a day in the life of’ the bottle and the family dependent on it.


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