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Lost Childhood
Author: Kapil Dev
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2020-11-27
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1000264483
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Lost Childhood explores the everyday lives of street children in India. It presents insights on their life on the streets to provide a comprehensive understanding of why they are driven to extreme means of livelihoods. This volume, · Inquiries into the histories of street children, and discusses their socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics to provide a sense of their living conditions; · Sheds light on the social injustice experienced by these children, their health and hygiene, and also looks at the insecurities faced by the children in their interactions with the society; · Uses detailed field research data to highlight issues that affect the lives of street children such as education, gender discrimination, and their social networks; · Suggests a way forward that would not only benefit street children but will also be of use to the community in understanding their lives, problems, and help explore this issue in further detail. The book will be useful to scholars and researchers of human geography, development studies, child development, urban poverty, and social justice. It will also be of interest to policymakers, social workers, and field workers who work with street children.
Police Abuse and Killings of Street Children in India
Author: Arvind Ganesan
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781564322050
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Street Children of Kanpur
Street Children in Bangalore (India)
Author: Patricia Nieuwenhuizen
Publisher: Maklu
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9789055892693
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Numerous studies have been written about street children. Many have addressed the problems of children in the street, both in the West and in the South. As a result, there are many pages full of descriptions of the living and working conditions of these children, their psychological and physical situations, their backgrounds, and the strategies they use to survive. Patricia Nieuwenhuizen is a trained nurse and an anthropologist. She lives and works in Utrecht (the Netherlands) with Forum, Centre for multicultural development.
Street Children and Homeless Youth
Author: Lewis Aptekar
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-18
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9400773560
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book deals with street children who live in the developing world, and homeless youth who are from the developed world. They are referred to as children in street situations (CSS) to show that the problem is both in the children and in the situation they face. The book examines several aspects of the children and their street situations, including the families of origin and the homes they leave, the children’s social life, and mental health. Other aspects are the problems of published demographics, the construction of public opinion about these children and the, often violent, reactions from authorities. The book then discusses current research on children in street situations, as well as programs and policies. The book ends with recommendations about programs, policies and research.
Children of Bombay
Author: Dario Mitidieri
Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Winner of the 1994 European Publishers Award for Photography, this outstanding book focuses on the street children of India's largest city where an estimated 30,000 children are homeless. Living on the streets, under bridges, in railway stations, or anywhere they can find without being harassed by the police or criminals, these children have no rights and are generally considered a nuisance. An extraordinarily forceful work by one of Italy's most respected photographers.
Saraswati's Way
Author: Monika Schroder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published: 2010-11-09
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781429985604
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →If the gods wanted Akash to have an education, he is told, they would give him one. But Akash has spent his entire twelve years poor and hungry. So he decides to take control of his own life and try for a scholarship to the city school where he can pursue his beloved math. But will challenging destiny prove to be more than he has bargained for? In this raw and powerful novel, fate and self-determination come together in unexpected ways, offering an unsentimental look at the realities of India. Saraswati's Way is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
LITERACY DRIVE AND REHABILITATION OF THE STREET CHILDREN OF KOLKATA: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY
Author: Dr. Shabana Haydar
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published:
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13: 1365904830
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Lost Childhood
Author: Kapil Dev
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2020-11-26
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 1000264505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Lost Childhood explores the everyday lives of street children in India. It presents insights on their life on the streets to provide a comprehensive understanding of why they are driven to extreme means of livelihoods. This volume, · Inquiries into the histories of street children, and discusses their socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics to provide a sense of their living conditions; · Sheds light on the social injustice experienced by these children, their health and hygiene, and also looks at the insecurities faced by the children in their interactions with the society; · Uses detailed field research data to highlight issues that affect the lives of street children such as education, gender discrimination, and their social networks; · Suggests a way forward that would not only benefit street children but will also be of use to the community in understanding their lives, problems, and help explore this issue in further detail. The book will be useful to scholars and researchers of human geography, development studies, child development, urban poverty, and social justice. It will also be of interest to policymakers, social workers, and field workers who work with street children.
