kamala

The opportunities for labour are many, but the wages are uncertain. After many years of this instability, when the opportunity for a steady income came Maheshwari's way, she was excited and weary.

“The continuous hard work does not even give you enough time to visit the washroom. It started making me feel as though I was in jail,” she recalls.

Just when designer Mandeep Nagi was looking for a model to showcase her latest collection, her eyes fell on Kamala, a domestic help in Delhi. This is what happened next.