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sangita bhimrao holkar is 22 years old and was born in bainganwadi. she is married and now lives in the countryside with her parents-in-law. sangita came back to bainganwadi for the wedding of her brother. “now i am married i don’t want to do anything. i don’t like the village, i was born here, i don’t know anything about village life. but i feel compelled to stay there.” rajkumar durgaprasad kanojia is 35 years old and was born in the basti district in uttar pradesh. he moved to bainganwadi because there was no work in the countryside. at first he lived in a house in mumbai, but because of work it was easier to rent a place in bainganwadi. rajkumar dreams about a better future for his children, and hopes they will become something. he wants them to study for a brighter future and based on their mental capabilities hopes they will excel on their own. “there is some regret for not listening to my parents’ advice – if i had studied a bit more things would have been different”. amina khatun is 40 years old and was born in basti district in utter pradesh. because of hardships in the village she followed her husband to bainganwadi. amina has six children, three gi*ls and three boys. she only knows that she is 40 because her father made a note in a diary, as there is no birth certificate. two of her daughters stopped studying after the 10th clas*. “my children have dreams but i am scared that they will not be able to fulfil them. one of my daughters is going to a stitching clas* – she is studying hard and wants to ansari alimuddin is 46 years old and moved 30 years ago from uttar pradesh to bainganwadi to start a garment business. he followed some relatives who were already in this area. “at this point i don’t understand the situation. for the past three or four years the business is not running well. previously i had 45 workers, now i just have three left.” ga*atri gopal gupta is 21 years old and was born in mumbai. her mother pas*ed away when she was five years old and her father raised her.