I never told my children what was my job. I never wanted them to feel shame because of me. When my youngest daughter asked me what I did. I used to tell her hesitantly, I was a labourer. Before I went to home I used to take bathe in publicContinue Reading
Baruipur: Youngest of five siblings and the only girl, Sabitri Mondal hails from a family of farmers based in Das Para of Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas. Her hamlet is some 160 kilometers north-west from Kolkata. From an early age itself she was introduced to the gender imbalance in society whenContinue Reading
Tepur: Tanjila Bibi was married off when she was in the eighth grade. The mother of three is now busy fighting child marriages. She was born in Tepur village, in North Dinajpur, as the third of eight children. She was fondly called Tanju in her childhood days by her family,Continue Reading
Giri never gave up hope for a better and brighter futureContinue Reading
We get everything from the world, but what do we give back?Continue Reading
Knowledge and decision making techniques have chiseled her as a leader in her groupContinue Reading
“I developed leadership qualities through various trainings like Youth Leadership Training and Youth Heath Corps.”- Prafulla Ghosh, Nivedita Community Care Centre, Srirampore Hailing from a village in Srirampore, Hooghly, Prafulla, born into a poor family, was ever so grateful when he was enrolled into the Children International-SAHAY sponsorship program inContinue Reading
“After marriage, I was made to sleep in the kitchen which was damp and cold during winters and often had water seeping in during the monsoons.” – Rupali Thanadar, Bani Mandir, SadurhatContinue Reading
He aspires that one day he would be ‘a national level dancer’.Continue Reading
