nd some succor in seasonal hostels that educate and nourish their children in a safe haven
A seasonal hostel in Balangir, where classrooms double up as sleeping quarters.
Lachhaman Dundi and his parents never thought that Dundi would ever enroll in college. Hailing from Kotamal village of Khariar administrative block in Nuapada district, he used to accompany his parents as a child laborer to brick kilns in Andhra Pradesh.
While his parents did the arduous work, he flipped bricks so they would dry under the sun. “I used to flip 600-700 bricks daily in the scorching heat and sleep under the sky after a day’s hard work,” Dundi told VillageSquare.in. “We hardly got a full plate of meal.” Dundi dropped out of school since his parents migrated to other states regularly. He got back to his studies when his parents learnt about seasonal hostels.
A seasonal hostel in Balangir, where classrooms double up as sleeping quarters.
Lachhaman Dundi and his parents never thought that Dundi would ever enroll in college. Hailing from Kotamal village of Khariar administrative block in Nuapada district, he used to accompany his parents as a child laborer to brick kilns in Andhra Pradesh.
While his parents did the arduous work, he flipped bricks so they would dry under the sun. “I used to flip 600-700 bricks daily in the scorching heat and sleep under the sky after a day’s hard work,” Dundi told VillageSquare.in. “We hardly got a full plate of meal.” Dundi dropped out of school since his parents migrated to other states regularly. He got back to his studies when his parents learnt about seasonal hostels.
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