Twenty-three-year-old Jaiprakash, from Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, works as a helper with a man who owns a food cart and sells tea and other eatables in front AIIMS. Jaiprakash, who will soon become a father, earns Rs 5,000-6,000 a month
M D Rihan (35), born in Delhi, works as a barber and owns a shop that is located opposite to AIIMS. Despite earning sufficient money, Rihan sleeps in the open in front of his shop and says he is happy to do so. He does not want a shelter
Savita who hails from Madhubani in Bihar is married to a blind man. A few days after Savita got the permit to set up a temporary shop on a pavement near ISBT in New Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan, her daughter was mowed down by a bus near the shop
Umesh Sahni (42) from Begusarai in Bihar is a father of two and a rickshaw puller whose rickshaw was stolen a few years ago. Though he earns nearly Rs 10,000 in a month by pulling a school rickshaw, he does not have a place to live in
Puran Chand Bist (45) from Uttarakhand has been working here for the past 21 years. A homeless man in Delhi, Puran has worked as a driver and a labourer with caterers and bakers. He is also a victim of the Uttarakhand floods of 2013
Hem Raj Prasad Mishra (left) runs a kindergarten school in Barkoti Kalan in Madhya Pradesh. Each time he goes to the bank kiosk to open an account, the banking correspondent’s laptop displays nothing more than “Reconnecting...” on its screen
Hem Raj Prasad Mishra (left) runs a kindergarten school in Barkoti Kalan in Madhya Pradesh. Each time he goes to the bank kiosk to open an account, the banking correspondent’s laptop displays nothing more than “Reconnecting...” on its screen
Kheriveer village in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district has one bank, but people have to travel five kilometres to avail banking services. Reason: the banking correspondent now operates out of his stationery shop in the market area