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    Didi, the resident chef, gives the students poori-aloo (potatoes and bread) that she has lovingly cooked herself. The free lunch provided was one of the main reasons the students here first started coming to school 20 years ago. by: madschowdhury Views[169] At lunchtime, the students head off and their empty classrooms offer views of Madurdaha, a settlement on the eastern fringes of Calcutta. The concrete buildings of the city (seen in the distance) portray the rapid urbanisation that drove the residents of the village to the edge of poverty. by: madschowdhury Views[141] The society also has a school that now provides an education to over 300 children living nearby. Here, Rupa, one of the veteran teachers shows her student how to count using wooden blocks. by: madschowdhury Views[150] Shabitri, 36, will spend a few hours stitching an elaborate pattern on to cloth that will become a bag. One bag sells for Rs.500 ($8) and the steady flow of income helps Shabitri provide for her children who go to the Dakshini Prayash School. by: madschowdhury Views[155] Women from a village near Madurdaha embroider bags at Dakshini Prayash, a Calcutta based NGO that assists them to market handmade goods. The society also holds training sessions, including sewing classes, which impart the skills necessary for these women to become self-sufficient. by: madschowdhury Views[186]
     

    Dakshini Prayash

    Monday, 24 Nov 2014 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    I had always rushed through life, tackling many things at the same time. Then, a few years ago, I moved back to my hometown in India after being away at university in England. In an attempt to re-familiarize myself with my surroundings, I took pictures ... Read more >
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