Tag: Employment
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A haven for differently abled girls
12-YEAR-OLD Kamala pensively looks at the traffic signal and beams with hope when the red-light flickers. Quickly, dragging herself on that dusty, busy street of Bengaluru she goes about balancing her polio-stricken body in one hand and tapping the windows of the cars, begging for money. While a few extend crumpled notes or coins, other…
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A beacon guiding visually impaired girls
IT was the peak hour at the Canara Bank branch in Delhi, and it was crowded as usual. But the bedlam soon simmered down when Allah Rakhi’s hands swiftly moved among the pile of documents, simultaneously responding to every customer query with a smile. Everyone was in awe. The wonder was not because Allah Rakhi…
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Living is Giving at the Purkal school
The Purkal school is nestled in the Shivaliks, at the foothills of the Himalayas. It has roomy classrooms with a view of the mountains, away from the cacophony of traffic. I could spot birds and monkeys from the windows. Every year 25 students are enrolled. First the kids go through an entrance exam in which…