“She loves eating rice. After we received the ration kit, I prepared a rice dish for my daughter. She was extremely happy!”
Rubina stays with her octogenarian parents and a six-year-old daughter. S...
“I am thankful that I have a livelihood and access to work in these difficult times. My brother works as a labourer but is currently unemployed due the COVID-19 lockdown. Our family survives on what m...
Before the lockdown was announced on March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged people to support and pay full wages to the support staff and domestic workers. But the reality has been very diff...
For 32-year-old Jagadeesh from Santhepete area in Karnataka’s Sira town, the lockdown period meant zero business. He and his brother ran an eating joint on a hawker cart — an hotel business of sorts. ...
“In the remote areas of Sunderbans, where the women are struggling for two square meals a day, something like a sanitary napkin is a luxury item. Due to the lockdown there was no soap available in the...
Itwarin Bai is completely dependent on NTFPs for her family’s livelihood. An unproductive year coupled with an unexpected hailstorm meant there was no income from the seasonal Mahua this year. The loc...
