“I get up around 5 am and go around all these streets filled with trashes and dunks to collect water bottles. I get around 30 rs/- for a bag big full of bottles. With that money, I usually eat street snacks. I hate getting up early but I want to eat that snack so I don’t have any choice.”
“Sometimes when I am lucky, I get opportunity to throw garbage of these guest houses here and that time, i get around 20s! I prefer that job rather then roaming around the street and collecting garbage.”
“Usually I eat whatever I get as I can’t afford to have delicious and fancy food. In the morning, I have Chapati (typical thin indian bread), black tea. Ahh, Once in a while, we have chicken! Like one time in a month. Wow, when I think of that, I am so happy. Yes, we don’t have a fix timing of which date we can eat that chicken and it keeps me excited whole month!”
“In the morning, I usually just play near ganges and at the same time, collect bottles for my snacks. My main job is to sell Dia, the candles. I make around 20 to 30 dias. Each one cost 10rs/- Sometimes, I can sell all and sometimes i can’t at all! That is sort of main income for my family. Along with me, my two younger sister who are 10 and 5, they also sell dia.”
“Yes, I remember Modi coming here but he didn’t buy my dia.”
“Of course there is no way that I can reach to him as there were so many people as well as lots of guard!”
“Burger? What is that? Chicken burger? “
Ragbikul, varanasi.
Interview and photo credit. Kunsang Tenzing
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