In 3-year-old Madhav's eyes, his father was a hero. He was taller, he could throw the ball farther than Madhav could. Madhav especially loved it when his father took him out to the park. What...
Stories
Bhawana’s quest for a life without fear
Board exams in India are a time of stress and nervousness for 15-year-olds. This is their first major qualifying exam and most children burn the midnight oil studying for it. Bhawana was no...
Niharika’s fight for her freedom
Niharika's fight for her freedom
CSJ's lead social worker Shabana was on the fifth call in a week with Niharika's uncle, trying to...
Kunwar, 9: The Boy who lost his voice
CSJ's social worker and counsellor work patiently with children like Kunwar to make sure they feel safe
At an age when most children play...
Meet Revathy,17 Who Doesn’t Need a Man In The House to feel Safe
When Revathy was 11, she was raped by her grandmother’s partner and she was brave enough to report the crime, to give testimony against the accused. But when her parents died, her grandmother...
Tarini – a story about finding one’s dreams again
On the surface, Tarini’s family was like any other. Middle class working parents in a not so well-to-do locality in Delhi. But behind closed doors, there was a darkness. Tarini’s father...
Blog: Reflections from Rajasthan
My journey so far has taught me that working for children’s rights is simply about ensuring, protecting and enabling the rights of children as given by the Indian Constitution, and I close this brief reflection with the hope for building a society that is truly child-friendly – where each child gets the opportunity to develop equitably, as is their right.
Dignity At Their Pace: Madhav’s Story
A lot of popular culture notions of resilience speak of it as “getting up and dusting oneself off after a fall.”
In some cases, that might be applicable. But, this quick fix notion,...
Turning On The Light: Tarini’s Story
Life is a series of ups and downs, but sometimes when you are on this journey and very early on storm after storm rocks your boat, you can get so used to hunkering down and surviving the...
Support Is Nurturing Towards Resilience: Tina’s Story
From being a child forced to live on the streets to now claiming her space under the sun with confidence and hope, this is Tina’s journey.
Adversity is a part of human life and...