Renu Yadav
My mother encouraged me to go to school, though she herself had never gone. I studied up to 12th grade, then my marriage was arranged. I don’t know why I…
My mother encouraged me to go to school, though she herself had never gone. I studied up to 12th grade, then my marriage was arranged. I don’t know why I…
I was born in Madhubani, India and from when I was young I was interested to paint. My parents were educated and sent me to school till 12th grade…
I was little, perhaps just 10 or 11 when I was married and then three years later I moved to my husband’s house. At 14 I gave birth to my…
After my father was killed in a political vendetta we did not have money, so my uncle said I had to be married. Six months later I was married at…
I was married at 13, so I never could finish the important 10th grade exam. My husband was mentally unstable but I was too young to understand the situation. I…
For many years, while I was growing up, I walked with my hands. I had polio. I had dreams like the others girls but because of the hardships in my…
I must be nearing 40 now. There are 7 people in our household. My husband and our five children live in one room. I used to work with my husband…
At first I was lucky. My parents could afford to send me to school. But unfortunately in eighth grade my father became ill. Then we did not have the money…
My father died early and my family has always been poor. That is why my parents could not afford to send me to school. But also the rich people in…