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| Devi - a pre-school teacher |
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Devi (name changed) is a pre-school teacher from one of the socially backward administrative units of the Mysore district of Karnataka.
She is the eldest child of a family of five, her father works in the field on lease basis and also works as casual labourer. Her mother is a housewife and
in addition she helps her husband by working in the fields more... |
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| Satyavathi - a school dropout works in Taj Hotel |
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While in 9th Class, Satyavathi had to drop out of school along with her sister because her parents could not afford the school fees nor meet the other
living expenses. Her father works as a helper in a local store and Satyavathi had no choice but just had to stay home and help with the household chores.
Hundreds of girls in her area are denied basic education and put to work either as household help more... |
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| Anita - studying in 9th standard of a formal school |
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Anita is the eldest of three sisters. She studied up to 5th class in het native place. When most of her neighbors migrated to another district due to severe
drought, Anita’s family migrated to Andhra Pradesh and settled as construction laborers. Anita and her sisters started working in a nearby cotton mill.
Last year Anita’s mother ‘left’ home, never to return again more... |
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| Savitha - pursuing a nursing course |
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Savitha is a 17 year old girl from a village in Nizamabad. She had to drop out of school in class 8th because her parents got her married to her own
sister’s husband as her sister could not beget any children out of her marriage. At an age when her friends were going to school ,in spite of the desire
to pursue her studies, Savitha was forced to stay at home. Her husband died when she was pregnant more... |
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