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Called “human forklifts,” porters from India’s Bihar state wrestle bundles weighing hundreds of pounds onto the turban-wrapped heads of fellow workers at the Kolay Market in the decrepit metropolis of Calcutta in West Bengal. Many Indians fear the entry of giant retailers such as Walmart and Tesco, with their state-of-the-art supply chains, would threaten traditional markets wholesale markets and retail shops. © Steve Raymer / National Geographic Creative

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Called “human forklifts,” porters from India’s Bihar state wrestle bundles weighing hundreds of pounds onto the turban-wrapped heads of fellow workers at the Kolay Market in the decrepit metropolis of Calcutta in West Bengal. Many Indians fear the entry of giant retailers such as Walmart and Tesco, with their state-of-the-art supply chains, would threaten traditional markets wholesale markets and retail shops. © Steve Raymer / National Geographic Creative