Gut-wrenching tales of schoolchildren shouldering weight of life even before it begins
Another young boy, working at a roadside garments shop nearby, shouted: “Shorts! Shorts! Track pants! Shorts!” He looked no older than 15.
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By Express News Service
While children like Santhosh, Saranya, and Reuben are only supporting their parents in these trying times, there are many unfortunate ones who get pushed into full-time labour; Murugesan* is one of them. Between 9 am and 8 pm every day, the boy sells ice cream at a crowded market area on Ranganathan Street at T Nagar. Express spoke with him as he was serving cone ice cream to a customer, a boy about the same age as he was.