Harina Badi with her daughters Parmila Badi and Khusi Badi Bajhang
“But I have two daughters to look after. I try to be strong. The suffering of the past continues to be the suffering of the present. I want a good education and a good future for them. I do not want them to spend a life of need and poverty. But what worth is a dream of a poor mother? My girls bring home stories of how a teacher compared them with dogs because they are Badi. So sometimes, they make excuses not to go to school. And sometimes, I let them stay home with me.”
