Sunday, June 8, 2014

Hard lives for the Sahariyas of Bundelkhand-Hindustan Times

In January this year, hoping to make some money, 16-year-old Babu Lal Sahariya left his home in Sakara village in southern Uttar Pradesh’s Lalitpur district and headed for the jungles of the adjoining state ofRajasthan. It was his eighth trip. His new job would require him to walk 30 km every day grazing cattle in return for two meals and Rs. 2000 a month. Babu Lal is one of hundred children belonging to the Sahariya tribe from the district who work as bonded labourers in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Rajasthan.

For more read on : http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hard-lives-for-the-sahariyas-of-bundelkhand/article1-1227259.aspx

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