Every day while going to and coming back from my graphic designing classes, I see beggars lining the walls of Jamia Millia University. Some disabled, some painfully old and sick and some assisted by their younger, a bit more able counterparts. No unique sight in Delhi that is, but it is really something very disturbing, or at least, it perturbs me a lot. The sight of those … [Read more...]
His Daughter Studies Medical, And He Begs On The Street. It’s His Punishment For What He Did!
Every day I saw him sitting at the same place asking the passersby to give him a penny or two. He looked decent, didn’t have any sort of disability but still why did he resort to begging? I always thought about asking question this question to him, but then the busy life we lead hardly allows us to stop and ask people like him. I always dropped him whatever little I was left … [Read more...]
If A Beggar Was Given A Chance To Explain His Work And Life, What Would He Say? Probably This!
It is already noon and in the scorching heat I just cannot afford to take a moment of respite from the back breaking job of moving from window to window and beg. But the sahibs sitting in the cars hardly pay heed to my incessant efforts of getting a coin or two. I am the only one apart from my mother who goes out and performs this despicable job as my sister takes care of my … [Read more...]
A journey from Kolkata to Delhi to get raped, but neither you or me is going to listen to her!
Every day, a rough estimation of the sighting population of approximately 3000 people, including both foreigners and native couples can be seen near ‘THE Connaught place’, commonly known as Rajeev Chowk, CP, etc. by the Delhiites. This was the best place for friends hovering over burgers, couples sipping out the blue lagoon krushers, noises of loud music on the terrace of each … [Read more...]