Stories Of Change

DEBASMITA

In the slum where I live, many parents are worried about their children's education. Poverty and circumstances have forced us to always live from hand to mouth. Many girls could not study beyond class 8. My father is a tailor and the last two years, he did not have a job, owing to the pandemic...

Lavanaya

"Some people say I am unlucky. My father went away when I was born, and later my mother died in an accident. But I think I am very lucky – because I got a second mother. Just when I felt I had been orphaned and had no one to love me, Maa brought me to my new home. She is my mother's cousin sister.

NEHA

“My father used to sell vegetables, but during the pandemic everything closed down and he was at home. It came to a point where we would eat only once a day to save enough food for the next day. The school was shut down too, and I was not sure if I would ever go back to my studies again...

Sumandeep

I have never experienced parental love and compassion. Growing up without parents is like not having an umbrella to protect you from life's struggles. Luckily, I have my grandmother by my side, who took upon my responsibilities when my parents passed away...

Naina Kumari

Having five sisters is challenging; our relatives make us feel like a burden to them. They believe that a girl's goal in life is to get married, and our worth is defined by it. And therefore, I am grateful to my parents. No matter how challenging the situation gets...

MANANI

I belong from a very small village; my father is a farmer and the only bread earner in the family. My parents struggle daily to ensure nothing stops my sister and me from getting an education. My father always believed that education would transform our lives...

RANI

Five-year-old Rani lives with her family of six in Sukhraili Village, Gurugram. Her mother is the sole bread winner in the family and works in a private company in Gurugram. During the pandemic, Rani suffered a serious injury on her right foot and was unable...

YASH

Five year old Yash lives with his family in the JJ Colony of Noida's Sector 9. His father Sispal is a mechanic by profession and earns just enough to sustain their family. Yash was diagnosed with burns last year. He wasn’t keeping well for a long time and needed...

Mamtha

I break stones in a nearby construction site. My husband is paralysed since a long time so I must feed him. I have seen the world change around me. I have seen people leaving you alone in hard times. Sitting in a corner and crying about your destiny...

GAURAV

"When I took him to the doctor his scalp looked scary, now he has recovered and is so happy." When Rita and Sandeep had Gaurav six months back the condition of their family was bad. Gaurav’s elder...

MAHESH

"Our children always complained that we did not do enough for them and then they left us in our old age."Mahesh and his wife have five daughters. They raised them with equal love and never did they...

SAVITHA

"We are old and poor. Our health is failing. We only find relief in each other.” 82 year old Savitha lives with her husband in a tin shanty in the middle of a congested and unhygienic Chennai slum.

GEETA

“My childhood was not about balloons, toy cars or kites. In the last days of every month, we usually had no money. My father works as a helper in a factory and his struggle to feed five stomachs in the family was always tough. We slept on a bed that was prepared by arranging bricks in a row. My parents always fed us rice from their portion.

DIPTI

“Knowing that my care, touch, voice, and time can help a patient make it through the night is one of the most rewarding feelings. Being with people at what is sometimes the worst moments of their lives is a privilege I take very seriously. One of the most profound moments in my nursing career was caring for a woman post-stroke.

SARITA

“If you lost a little weight, you would look so beautiful; for a girl, it’s important – don’t you want to get married to a good boy? These are the things that I have grown up hearing. Ever since I was a child, I saw my mother and father work hard to get me an education. People would often taunt them about my weight. They would make fun of me..

Laxmi

I am sure many can relate to this feeling! Seeing the pride in my father's eyes and tears of joy in my mother's eyes touched my heart like never before. This happened when I gifted my mother a new saree and a kurta to my father with my first salary...

AFREEN

When I was young, I often went to markets with my mother. We would see different shops every time. My mother liked the sarees in one shop, but it was too expensive to buy. We would refer to it as the ‘rich people shop. My father was the sole breadwinner of the family.

Jyoti

I am a first-year student at Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Kharghar studying engineering in Information Technology. I come from a family of four where my parents work in the private service sector, and my younger sister is studying in school.

Mampi

"Like many in my community, we depend solely on my father’s earnings. He is a daily wage earner and works in a marble factory. We live in a rented accommodation and the rent is so high, that it leaves very little to meet monthly expenses...

ANAM

“Education is sacred for us. Many of our parents haven’t stepped in a school. Hundreds of boys and girls who starve for knowledge, struggle through many hardships and challenges. But they do not want to give up on learning.

MILI

There are many girls in my locality who have never got a chance to go to school. When your family struggles for basic needs every day, education no more remains a priority. This was my story too. I, along with my siblings, spent most of my time...

NIRMAL

"I am going to fulfil my mother’s dreams and support her like she supported me." Nirmal’s mother has been her strongest pillar in her journey. Her father did not support her getting an education past eighth standard. Her mother convinced her father to allow her to go for...

YOGITA

"I want to improve the conditions that my parents live in. I am working towards it." Last year, Yogita was awarded with a merit-based scholarship under Smile Foundation’s Swabhiman programme to help her complete her schooling and higher studies.

Ranjana

This poultry farm has been a boon in disguise for me. Not only do I feel economically independent but also empowered to make my own decisions. I want to run my farm on a big scale. Ranjana,is an empowered woman from Modgaon village in Palgarh district...

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