Category East Children

Suraj

Like father, like son “When I grow up I want to become a soldier“, Suraj, the 6 – year son of a recent martyr tells us with confidence. His father was martyred in the brutal Sukma Maoist attack that shook…

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 the two occasions she sighs with a deep pain and…

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 he came home!”. This comment amused us a little but…

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 the colourful flowers that populated their home. Flowers are a…

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 – that of losing his father. He was only three years…

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 a carefree life in his village of just over 2500…

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 2016. Vicky was too young to know about death then,…

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 Tripura. Tina enjoyed the little presents he got for her;…

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 Tezpur, Assam when he was fighting in Kargil. It was…

Amrita

She dreams in music Talent grows where it is seeded and nurtured. On our recent visit to a tiny town in Tripura, we had the pleasure of meeting the very talented Amrita who is ten years old and sings like…