Nov 20, 2018 | Parivartan, Stories
If one meets Nandini* today, one would only see a middle-aged woman who has fared well through the journey of life. One would not know that her transition, from poverty to being able to have enough, has cost her freedom.When Nandini was 21 years old, she eloped with...
Nov 20, 2018 | Pratham, Stories
*Sudhir is a 6 years old chirpy, young and happy child who attends Sahaara’s feeding-cum-educational centre in Ghatkopar. One would see him entering the centre at 10 am as the class begins and engaging with his teachers. He would finish the meal that is served at the...
Nov 15, 2018 | Pragati, Stories
Hailing from Hyderabad, Telangana, Vikas* lived with his parents. As a daily wage labourer, his mother worked at different locations.Vikas’ mother didn’t have a good relationship with her mother-in-law and had regular conflicts which ended with Vikas’ family leaving...
Jul 31, 2018 | Pratham, Stories
To dream of a better future is every child’s right, irrespective of where he/she is born. Anmol* lives in a bustling slum of Ghatkopar in Mumbai. Born into poverty and abandoned by his father, this nine-year-old lives with his mother who is a Commercial Sex Worker...
Jul 31, 2018 | Pragati, Stories
That he was discarded in a garbage bin when he was just a month old and found by the police is all Arun* knew about himself while growing up. Loneliness and abandonment was something this boy became very familiar with, especially as he was physically disabled. When he...
