“The guy my dad works for got this for me. I can build roads now. Do you want to see?” He demonstrates how it works to shift sand. “What do you want to be when you grow up? “I want to play cricket!” #OpenUP
Author: Tiger
Open UP: # 16
“I wanted to be an automobile engineer. I can rip apart and put together any Tata engine but no one gives a job without qualifications.”“What are you doing to get a job?” “I work part time at a friend’s shop.” #OpenUP
Open UP: # 15
“Can I click your picture?” “Okay. I am just playing. My amma is babysitting in one of the houses here.” “Where do you stay?” “Did you see the blue houses (A temporary slum) there in the next street? There.” “What aren’t you at school?” “Don’t know!” #OpenUP
Open Up: # 14
“Nice Jacket! What is the occasion?” “Today is my birthday. I wish I had some chocolates left to give you!” #OpenUP
Open UP: # 13
“How did you break your hand?” “I was playing on a tree and I fell down.” “What did your parents say?” “Nothing. They said, I shouldn’t climb trees.” “So did you stop?” “No. I taught my brother too :)” #OpenUP
Open UP: # 12
I stopped him for a picture as he jogged feeding biscuits to street dogs.“Since when are you doing this?”“Few years.”“Why?”“Every creature on this planet is beautiful. We should share what we have so they would live too. These are my friends and I meet them everyday.” #OpenUP
The Grand Master and The Talking Picture
He calls me 15 mins before to confirm the place, time and reaches exactly on time. Dressed in a checks shirt, jeans, with a calm demeanor, he observes, locates where I am in the cafe, acknowledges me, moves to get a table for himself as he sees I am with someone and calmly waits. The peace…
Open UP: # 11
“I am five and she is two. I have to be here to take care of my sister till my mom comes. She cleans and cooks in one of the houses here. I don’t know where. I play with her so she won’t ask about mom.” #OpenUP
Open UP: #10
“I am collecting money for an old age home. I have to collect at least Rs. 1000 ($20) a day to get my salary.” “How many people do you speak to in a day?” “About 100. Very few people stop their vehicles. But there are good people and I almost always reach my target.” #OpenUP
Open UP: # 09
“How many coffees you make in a day?” “I prepare around 700 coffees easily in my shift. I am working here since 18 months. So I would have easily served over 250,000 coffees!” “Isn’t that a record?” “Don’t know. I am just doing my job!” #OpenUP
Open UP: # 08
“My father was a drunkard and used to come home and hit my mom. I was seven when he hit her for the last time.” “What happened?” “I stood between my mom and him with a big rod in my hand and stared at him in anger. He just walked away.” “Does he drink now?”…
Open UP: # 07
“We work in eight hour shifts. This is our break time.” “Do you like the work?” “Our supervisor is good. We save most of what we earn and send to our families back home.” #OpenUP
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