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Avadh

The light of positivity It was a bit of a struggle for Avadh’s mother to tear him away from the phone and to greet us. “Lord knows about all the science stuff he keeps watching on YouTube“, she said with…

Diva

The Fighter 12-year old Diva spent many birthdays without her father; something she is regretful about. Her father was always away at his duty station for the most part of the year, and on every birthday he would promise to…

Aroon

Papa will come soon “Papa bhagwaan ke ghar gaye hai, wo jaldi waapas aayengi”(“Papa has gone to God’s home, he will return soon”) – When Aroon said these words his big brown eyes smiled; indicating that the 4-year old was…

Sunny

The March Forward A for Apple. B for Ball. C for Cat. The first look we had of Sunny’s house was of him surrounded by his schoolbooks and pencils, reading aloud the English alphabets with an endearing dedication. It was…

Rubina

I want to become an IAS officer What’s generally on the minds of 12-year olds? Studies? Friends? TV shows? On the mind of Rubina, the 12-year old from Meerut, it is her father who was martyred in 2016. It was…

Ananya

Mujhe papa ki bahut yaad aati hai Tears spill down 8 – year old Ananya’s cheeks as soon as she says this to us. It is a sweltering June afternoon, and we are sitting with Ananya and her mother in…

Adi

I met papa in my dreams When news of Adi’s father’s demise came he cried, not because he was sad, but because of the commotion it created at home. He was only three years old and did not understand why…

Sona

Wish I had few memories of my father to cherish We are told that often in a state of exasperation Sona stands in front of her martyred father’s photograph and asks “What about us?” She might have been only two when he…

Dev

Just Like Papa 5 – year old Dev cannot seem to figure out why his father doesn’t come home for holidays anymore. For him it is a long assignment that his father is on that has kept him away from…

Ashok

Ashok wants to safeguard his nation, like his father did When we arrived by train in the Boran’s town the summer sun was at its peak, and our throats were parched from the dryness that is particular to Rajasthan’s climate.…