Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen ChildhoodAccount of a number of children's lives who, for reasons of poverty, caste and religion, clean floors in restaurants, roll bidis, weave saris and carpets, haul loads in factories and stone quarries - rather than living a proper childhood, go to school, let alone learn a profession. |
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