76 year old mends shoes in the street

76 year old mends shoes in the street

‘Sometimes I have to go home with empty hands’ said Chandra Ram, a 76 year old cobbler who sits under a tree outside Patna Women’s College. A resident of Samastipur , Chandra Ram, then in his late fifties, migrated to the Bihar capital 20 years ago after his wife died. He had enough assets to […]

Human Trafficking: a global issue

Human Trafficking: a global issue

A stranger added Chandani on Facebook, she accepted, and soon they began exchanging messages online. He told her that he could get her a well-paid job in Iraq. She had never met him, but one day he sent someone to hand over a visa and a passport.  After the delivery of a passport, the agent […]

I am a human not an alien

I am a human not an alien

Sir, I remember I was in my school playing with friends then one of my classmates called me hey! Chinese. I responded with a smile as I felt happy being called so but soon it became uneasy to listen to it again. I had never thought that this is going to continue till today. Born […]