meet kalu.
he lives in suburbs of pune. he is 12 year old, though u cant make it out from the way he talks. he is polite, gentle and very mature. his family on paper is a pernnially sick mother, and a cute sis who is 8 yrs old. his dad was a rickshw puller, who died 3 years back in an accident.
he studies in 5th grade and his sis in 1st. he used to work at sweets shop of bhola guru during evening hours. guru was really nice to him, and besides daily wages, he also help kalu by giving him books, clothes and medicines for his mother.
this was kalu 4 weeks back. happy and satisfied. but now, he is not going to school, because he has to spend time on signals and beg for money. thnx to the ban on child labour. the law just managed to blow his self-respect.
Labels: Bitching, Sentiments
October 20, 2006 11:06 PM
it is extreemly sad..now I see the other side of banning child labour 8( top
October 24, 2006 8:03 AM
why don't the law makers see that by stopping child labor what they are making these small children do? am not a supporter of child labor but when there's no one to help the family, these children have to help themselves. top
October 25, 2006 7:26 AM
aah! wonder how the other side has been ignored top
October 26, 2006 12:31 PM
@ everyone : this is just one xtreme case..too bring another perspective ionto view. i completly and whole heartedly support the ban. wat i want to say is tht ppl shud look at the larger picture..and thn i guess no one will oppse the law. top
December 20, 2006 1:30 AM
eeeisshh ... the other side of the coin .. poignant picturization there top
March 10, 2007 7:51 AM
@ aparna : thnx..i support the law though coz looking at the big picture its good, but just to put forward an exception :) top