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'I was happier when I was earning Rs 15 a day'

In a special series, Rediff.com looks at India through the lives of her...

'Why is Ma Durga not showering Her blessings on me?'

As a child, Sufal Das used to dream of becoming a dhaki. But a life full of...

'As one gets older, one is drawn towards home'

Mohammed Taufiq has been a waiter at Kolkata's famous Coffee House for 36...

'I get to see my wife only twice or thrice a year'

Tapeshwar Ram, has hand-pulled a rickshaw on the streets of Kolkata for 30...

'All work has some danger'

Natesan Kathiresan, a village painter, who loves the colour of sandalwood,...

'The strike has made us realise the power that youth has'

Reema Kaur is one of the students on strike for nearly three months at the...

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He spent 4 days in a Sri Lankan jail

Muthayya Fernandes, a fisherman from Rameswaram, was imprisoned in Sri Lanka...

'When the tri-colour is painted on my body, I feel I can even die for my country'

Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, a one-of-a-kind cricket fan, who worships Sachin...

'Earlier people stared at me as if I was an animal. Not anymore'

Kalpana Ghodawat, a brave acid attack survivor, runs a beauty parlour. She...