humans of bombay

As a parent, celebrating the successes of children brings immense happiness. Unfortunately, for the protagonist, he was unable to celebrate in a way that other parents would.

Within a day after her marriage, this child bride was subject to domestic violence. Everyone around her turned silent spectators, including the police who told her to ‘resolve the matter within the family or find a relative to live with.’

The bride was clear on wanting to have twins and thus asked everyone to wait patiently for it. Imagine her happiness when her doctor told her that her wish was going to come true!

Ram went on to study photography abroad, and throughout his course, he kept in touch with his physics teacher, who went from being his nemesis to his mentor, supporting him along the way.

From being unemployed for two years to working 15 hours and studying in trains, buses, washrooms and during meals, she did it all to fulfil her dream to wear a pilot’s uniform.

When all seemed bleak, the couple pulled through the difficult period and decided to adopt a daughter.

“My mother taught us two rules: One, family comes first and two, if we put good out in the world, it’ll come back to us in some way.”

One must imagine how deep insecurities can run when you are told that you’d be beautiful only if you were two tones fairer. Can you imagine feeling physically impure just because you have dark skin?

After she lost her husband to cancer, Leela confined herself to her home, following a monotonous routine day in and day out.

"People talk about his business acumen, but the person he was...truly a gem; hard to find in today’s day and age. It’s been my life’s biggest privilege to have served him for 15 years…"