“My name is Chotu and I live at a nearby jhuggi with my mother and two brothers. I came here with my friends so that I could visit the railway station and look at trains, but my friends left me here alone! I’m not able…

Childhood has a million faces. 440 million of whom live in India. Behind every child’s face is a story to be told – of pain and playfulness, abuse and achievement, love and loss, misery and mischief, fear and failure, often unnoticed and unwritten, waiting to…

Learning optimism from children.

Our team rescued Rani from the Katpadi Railway station. We found her while she was waiting for a train to arrive. She was then taken to the station master and the government railway police to complete the documentation procedure. Then we sent her to the…

One of the biggest casualties of the COVID19 pandemic has been children and their right and ability to play freely. With countries having imposed restrictions requiring physical distancing, and limited community and social gatherings and interactions, almost no sport, and playground and park use, and schools…

Pick any old family photo album of yours and surely, you will find a few pictures of ‘the great Indian family train journey.’ Whether you are making your annual trip to your hometown or exploring a new state, Indian families take the Indian Railways like…