Migyal

Born with a fighting spirit This year also, like all other years, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day went by as non-events for Migyal. Every year when she sees advertisements of…

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Garv

The pride of the family When we asked 10-year old Garv what he remembers about his father his eyes lit up as he said “He always got my favourite sweets whenever…

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Moon

The Topper’s Vow When we arrived at Moon’s house in New Jalpaiguri, North Bengal, fighting the monsoon rains and chaos of the small town, we were immediately taken in by…

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Krish

Following the footprints of his father Playful, energetic and lovable – five-year-old Kritishman is just like any child of his age, but he has a pain that most don’t –…

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Prateek

The 11 year old big brother Eleven-year-old Prateek’s childhood was rudely jolted two years ago when news of his father’s martyrdom reached the family in Bihar. Until then he led…

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Vicky

Dark sky, bright stars Vicky is a 4 – year old playful kid from a small town in Bihar who lost his father to the deadly Maoist attack in SukmaChattisgarhin…

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Tina

Eyes on the bulls eyes Tina loved her father the most. He was a soldier and she always looked forward to his holidays with the family in their hometown in…

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Ria

She wants to serve the nation Ria grew up listening to stories of the time her father fought the Kargil war of 1999. She was born in her hometown in…

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