Sushma S.

In my neighborhood there are two girls who need help in their studies. Anjali very curious about things in life and Manjuri hardly cares about anything. I have to request Manjuri to complete the assignments and Anjali on the other hand requests me to give her as much work as possible. She is so excited to learn and brings different kinds of books and asks me to help her in reading. They both belong to financially poor families, eldest among their siblings but very different. Anjali makes an effort to learn a language that she do not speak and Manjuri on the other hand don't utter a word because she don't like making mistakes. These girls are two sides of a coin.

I teach them on the terrace at around six to seven pm. This is also the time for the sun to set. God shows us his art work in the sky. They say didi look at the clouds...and we click pictures from my mobile. Once I asked Manjuri why she don't complete her assignment ? She answered, "I have other important chores to do as well. I hardly get time to finish the assignments. I don't have even a single friend to interact with and tears rolled down her cheeks.