Every day, an ever-increasing number of children leave home, driven by poverty, abuse and urban-rural migration to join multitudes of children living on and off the streets. Feisty and innovative they learn to survive in the squalid nooks and crannies of urban India; very often forced to sleep in the open, on footpaths, outside temples, under bridges, at bus stops and railway platforms; few ever experience the warmth, comfort and safety of a bed. They are India’s un-restful future!
Inspired by James Mollison’s ‘Where children sleep’ Leher curated images capturing where India’s homeless children sleep. From the innards of industrial pipes to mounds of soft dirt, from bus stops to bare floors they learn the art of converting unlikely spaces into their temporary retreat.
Bus stops to bare floors: Where children sleep
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