SHORT STORY OF TWO CHILDREN

He is a ‘12’ years old boy, who lives in a poorest of the poor scheduled tribe family ( Low class) with his grandparents.

Kishan Kumar is a student in the ‘remedial education programme’ along with his elder brother ‘Ravi Kumar’ at Premjyoti. His grandparents couldn’t afford to send him to a good school. His name was enrolled in the Government school in class-3 but he did not go to school. When we went to visit the family, he was just playing around in dirty environment. We convinced his grandparents & other parents of same locality to send their children to school. Though it was not easy to convince that ‘Vanvasi (tribes)’ family, we manage to bring him to school. In the beginning he could not identify English & Hindi letters but now he can read books & very active in the class.

His father Mr. Nandu Prasad is a labourer & Mother is a house wife. The family consists of two brothers and one sister.

His father is severe alcoholic and spends all his money on alcohol. He is totally against his children studying. His father’s excessive drinking habit often becomes the cause of quarrel between parents. He often beat up his wife and children. He has extra marital affairs also. So Kishan Kumar’s mother stays with her parents. But their also his father comes for quarrel. So he fears that any day he can be forced to stop his studies.

He is a good student comes regularly to school & tries to learn even in difficult family atmosphere.

Pari Singh is a 8 years old physically handicapped (Birth deformity in the leg) beautiful girl. She is studying in Upper Kinder Garten at Premjyoti. In April she will be in classe-1. She uses a wheel chair to move around in the school. Otherwise she crawls (walks) in four legs. She enjoys coming to school & learning. She tries to participate in all class activities & dancing & interacts well with her peers and teachers. She has a beautiful smile.
Pari Singh belongs to other district Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh. In her home town there was no school for children with special needs. Pari’s mother at that time was mentally disturbed also. So She moved to her maternal house for study and treatment. That’s how she was brought to Premjyoti by her mother two years back.

Her father Mr. Girijesh Singh is working in a private company. Her mother is a house wife. She stays in mother’s house. She has 17 years old elder brother.