On Children's Day...

...all I could do was think of Subhan Ali, 12 year old, who works 11 hour shifs. A little boy from New Delhi who is clueless about Sania Mirza, thinks Sachin Tendulkar probably plays some sport and wants to build a home with 4 rooms back in his village for his folks.

Nehru and Gandhi might as well be aliens from another planet. Sonia Gandhi, the PM and of course brand 'Laloo' are known to this child.

A tea stall worker, here is a future Indian getting paid a princely Rs.900/- per month. Resident of the pavements earlier, has upgraded to a hovel behind the Feroz Shah Kotla.

Happiness is... meeting his parents and working in the fields with them. Listening to FM sometimes or back home (a village near Siliguri in West Bengal), playing football

What upsets him? When after 11 hours of grueling work, his employers want him to do more.

Welcome to Children's Day Subhan Ali.