STREET CIRCUS CHILDREN IN KERALA
Sometimes back (in 2022) a Malayalam TV Channel has transmitted a programme in which a young woman appeared has revealed her story at very young age. She belonged to an extremely poor family. She had no father with her and the mother was a handicapped one. She had a good number of other children also living in the wayside tent in small towns. They kept changing places frequently. All these children, both boys and girls were in the age group of about 3 to 7/8 years. These children were used for the earnings of a set of few hooligans. These children were trained to become circus players like rope walking and other physical play. About ten years ago, these children were given a daily targets of Rs 250/-, nonveg food pack and a bottle of alcoholic drink. In most days they don't get sufficient money to have their food. After wandering through trains, bus stands, market areas etc from 6.00 am to 7.00 pm with tiring circus performance reach their tents with...