His
family consists of his mother and a little brother.
He does not remember his father because he left home
when Deepak was only 2 years old. His father took away
his elder brother who was 5 years old then. ...more |
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Babu’s
mother works as a domestic servant and earns just to
sustain the family. Babu’s
sister is in a girl’s hostel as it is not safe
for her to be at home. Babu says his father
can never
be trusted in any way. His father does odd jobs and whatever
he earns he spends in his drinks. ...more |
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Both
his parents are very sick. Hence they are not able
to take care of all the children at
home. He has an older brother who is suffering from incurable
tuberculosis and slowly dying. The parents did not treat
him at the right time and the child suffers due to this.
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Many
times he has hurt them with sharp objects and picked
up Arun and others
and hit them on the floor. When he is really sick he
throws things around and break things at home. There
are times when he refuses to recognize his own wife and
children. ...more |
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He
made bad friends, used abusive languages, would steal
money and things from neighbors’ house
and shops. Their mother who works as a maid in homes
nearby did not have the time to guide them and see that
they went to school. ...more |
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His
father is a Rickshaw puller and a mother a house wife.
After a day’s hard work
there isn’t enough money to keep them going. They
live in a shanty that has mud plastered walls and floors.
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They
earn little money here and there to buy themselves
drugs. These boys stay out most of
the time. There are times when they are very ill and
have to be admitted to the hospital. Many times the cops
have put them behind bars and the father had to pay penalty
to release them. ...more |
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His
job is not a regular one. His grandfather is a guard
in a Church compound. Nelson has
never experienced his mother’s love. Nelson’s
eyes always fill with tears when other children talk
about their mother. ...more |
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She
wanted Jabbar study and do well in life. Jabbar’s father’s first wife’s
two older boys are drug addicts and Jabbar’s mother
did not want him to fall into that habit. ...more |
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He
was brought to Delhi from Bihar and his uncle earned
money from rag picking. Gajender
too was involved in this. Gajender’s entire day
was spent in garbage dumps looking for pieces of metal
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Mother
is a housewife. They are extremely poor. Sujit father
is a alcoholic and wastes lot of money
on his drinks. ...more |
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The entire family
of seven has to survive with the income earned by the
father. There are
days at a stretch when he doesn’t earn anything.
Somveer father is an alcoholic and abuses his mother
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Santosh
remembers that until his father came they had no food
to eat and they were crying.
He always says that his mother was very bad and never
cared for them. ...more |
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He was very weak and
very malnourished. His teeth were all much stained
because he says he never
brushed. He had not eaten many foods so every time he
saw something new he would get excited and overeats and
ended up with indigestion. ...more |
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