“Beings who give us Hope” edition is inspired from the lives of street vendors, who are badly affected by COVID-19 challenging times.
Neither featured in Forbes nor listed under India's most powerful humans, these beings always have a great smile sending the brightest Ray of Hope ever. They help us realize that one can find inspiration, hope and strength from every street or even next door.
They teach us that we can be strong, hopeful & smiling even in the most uncertain & hard times. After all, Human life thrives in Hope!
They teach us that we can be strong, hopeful & smiling even in the most uncertain & hard times. After all, Human life thrives in Hope!
Original Illustrations inspired by Bengal Pattachitra, folk art form of West Bengal, India In partnership with Artpreneur Program
Families in his neigbourhood start their day with a hot beverage from his milk.The ritual makes them feel contended and make their day. So he makes sure that he delivers the milk on time. Inspite of the swollen leg, the next morning, Mani gets back to deliver milk to his customers a little early, than always. Despite the challenges, he never loses Hope.
Her family lives on her uncertain income from everyday fish selling. They would go to sleep hungry on the days she returns home empty-handed.The next day Saritha goes back to her small hut in the market with fresh fish and a hope of getting customers and having a good day.
His family lives on his daily income from his declining old newspaper collection. They would go to sleep hungry on the days he returns home empty-handed. The next day, Sivalingam, the old paper collector gets back to work collecting books and notebooks from housing societies. He never loses Hope, despite all hardships.
Her kids live on her daily income from her vegetable sales. There are days when sacks of vegetables remained stacked at home. Their tummies were full but they still wore torn clothes.
The next day, Kani, the vegetable-seller gets back to selling her vegetables to cafes and restaurants. Despite all hardships, she never loses Hope.
The next day, Kani, the vegetable-seller gets back to selling her vegetables to cafes and restaurants. Despite all hardships, she never loses Hope.
His family lives on his daily income from his target specific candy selling. There are days when not even a single candy would have been sold. They would go to sleep starving on the days he returns home empty-handed. Muthu, the candy-seller gets back to his work right during the kids’ play time . Despite all hardships, he never loses Hope.
Her sundal business was built by borrowing money on weekly interest basis. It was hard for her to provide for her family or pay interest to the money lender. The day after the lockdown announcement, Selvi seller gets back to her kitchen to execute a new strategy. Despite all challenges, she never loses Hope.
His family lives on his daily income from his heavy load delivering job. There are days when he has not earned a penny. His daughter would cry to sleep expecting a doll from her daddy. The next day, he figured the spots where people might need his service that the escalators and trolleys cannot fulfill. Despite all hurdles, he never loses Hope.
Her family lives on her daily income from her Tender coconut selling which has now started dwindling. There are days of shortages of coconuts to quench the thirst of her customers. She would return home empty-handed. Despite the sudden challenge, she never lost Hope and figured a way out to get back to work.
His family lives on his daily income from his uncertain balloon selling. There are days when none of the balloons get sold. He returns home empty-handed.
The next day, Kesavan, the balloon seller went to sell them in private weddings and parties. Despite all hardships, he never loses Hope.
The next day, Kesavan, the balloon seller went to sell them in private weddings and parties. Despite all hardships, he never loses Hope.
Her family lives on the income of her naive flower selling ways. There are days when all the flowers get sold but without profits. Valli, a novice in flower selling gets back to work as an employee and learns the nuances of the business by observing. Despite the disappointment and failures, she never loses Hope.
There were days when he had good sales but a larger part of it would go to bribes.His cancer ridden mom had to go to sleep without medicine on the days he returns home empty-handed. The next day, Krishna carries the pole of flutes to a different spot and continues to sell his flutes. Despite all hardships, he never loses Hope.
Her family lives on her uncertain daily income from basket-selling. There are days when not even a single basket has been sold. They would go to sleep hungry on the days she returns home empty-handed. Kavitha the basket weaver and seller gets back to weave the new designs. Despite all challenges, she never loses Hope and keeps trying.
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