Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Can we eliminate child labour?











A 5-year old is generally associated with toys, laughter and that child-like fire. Little kids that have nothing to worry about or anything to be responsible for. Kids, that are still allowed to live in their fantasy lives, away from the dreadful things that life reveals when you grow up.
A kid is just a kid.
In Andhra Pradesh, a small town by the name of Hallebedu; a casual trip to the temples resulted in total shock and sadness. A 5-year old in Hallebedu is associated with a chisel and a stone. A shocking amount of little kids under the age of 12 work in factories and mills in that part of the state. At a few places, people were shocked to find, kids as young as 5 years were out in the hot factories and the dangerous atmosphere; being useful to the industry.

We are all proud Indians. We are proud of Sachin’s centuries, we are proud of ‘the Slumdog Millionaire ‘ even though it’s not an Indian film, we are proud of having a rich history, we are proud of the money our stars earn. But amongst the pride, we hide from the unknown areas of this nation. This makes us very far from being the nation that we are so very much proud of.
Those kids are kids of this proud nation and they all deserve to have a childhood like us and like every other kid.  Let us shed light on this situation and lend a hand towards keeping the tip of the boat forward.

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