WAKE UP...

He pulls the rickshaw loaded with heavy goods.

She washes utensils and clothes & scrubs floors.

He attends to the fiery customer’s & owner’s wrath & beatings.

She inhales the toxic fumes while making matches & fireworks. 

He cycles long distances to deliver newspapers.

She collects steals flowers even from her notorious neighbor.

He carries heavy sacks on his tender shoulders.

She waits in the queue and fetches extra buckets filled with water.

Blog To Feed A Child - I

Poverty has its repercussions and a direct impact on hunger & education.

It is sad that millions of children have to choose between hunger and education everyday.

Attending school ought to be every child’s right.  However, the Right To Education & attending school is the privilege of a few lucky children.

Why can’t we ensure every kid is ‘lucky’ this way? 

Is it so tough to ensure that every child gets even one square meal a day?

For a majority, attending school entails missing out on a major part of the day & hence missing to contribute to the family-income. Tiny hands happen to be the helping-hands and support system that need to be “employed” to help sustain their family. Their parents have no option as they too are driven by basic necessities like hunger…

‘Peyt ka sawaal hai’(It’s a question of the stomach).