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Cry America: From Chaiwalla to Student

By Lavina Melwani • Jan 30th, 2010 • Category: CyberCircles: For You!

Mohammed Naushad and Mohammed Sharashad – two young boys of school-going age who were working 9-hour days in a tea stall making approx $1 per day to support their family. At my prior job, I was often worn out after the typical 8 hours. I could only imagine what this kind of toil does to a young child.



Javed Akhtar’s Love Poem

By Lavina Melwani • Nov 28th, 2009 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog

It’s not a lyric written for a Bollywood superstar to lip sync, nor is it a script for a million dollar movie, although noted poet Javed Akhtar has done plenty of both. His latest offering is straight from the heart – a love poem, a tribute to Mumbai’s children, the nameless, the homeless who live on the footpaths or survive in the slums, who have to work to get a day’s meal, to merely be able to exist.