Dreams don’t die. They just wait patiently for the right moment to become real…
My life’s goal has always been simple: give my children a better life than mine. Growing up, things were difficult. My family had 30 acres of land, but poor rains often meant poor harvests. During my intermediate studies, things became especially hard. That year, rainfall was very low, and my father struggled alone in the […]
Twenty-five years after I first began farming, I was back to learning again…
I never finished school. I was in eighth standard when I stopped studying and began working with my father in our fields. At the time, in our village, once boys learned to read and write, many of them joined their fathers on the land. Farming was what our families had done for generations, and we […]
If someone had told the young boy who left school, I would not have believed it.
Farming was very different when I first started, nearly sixty years ago. There were no machines, no equipment, and no shortcuts. Everything had to be done by hand. From preparing the land to sowing and harvesting, every step needed physical effort. Work never really ended. Even after sunset, there would still be something left to […]
It was for my family, especially for my father who never gave up.
I still remember the Covid lockdown like it was yesterday. It was one of the hardest times for our family. My father lost his job. Whatever savings we had ran out fast. Watching my father, who had always been strong, struggle to support us made me feel like I had to do something. My father […]
I left my village to find a path. One day, I hope to return and make that a little easier for others.
I was still in school when one of my close friends met with a serious bike accident. He was badly injured, and we immediately took him to the only clinic in our village. After examining him, the doctor told us that his condition was critical and that he needed to be shifted immediately to the […]
I am proud of where I am today. I found strength when my family needed me to.
Dance has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I started learning when I was three years old. While most children my age were still discovering what they enjoyed, I had already begun spending time learning steps, expressions, and movements. As I grew older, dance became more than something […]
It is the reason I no longer have to ignore my illness because I am worried about the cost.
I work as a cook in a local school. My family depends on a monthly income of around ₹8,000, and with two young children going to school, we have always had to manage our expenses carefully. Then, a few months ago, I began falling sick. At first, it was fever and body pain. Gradually, I […]