Milaan

Reena's father feels grateful that his daughter is studying again. Reena is the second born of her 5 siblings. She and her elder sister have all responsibilities of family. Reena is a cheery girl and she is a regular student as she enjoys to come to school. Her favorite subject is art. She likes Hindi classes too. Reena knows the importance of her education and she works hard in her studies.

Kaushiki wants to be a doctor when she grows up. In cultural activities she finds her forte. She loves dancing and is a confident actress on stage when performing in school plays. Her father is a small time farmer and mother a simple home-maker. Their house got washed away in a flash flood, causing them to loose everything. She could not come to school for 3 months.

Chaya's father works as a farmer and her mother is a home maker. She has two brothers and two sisters. Chaya and her siblings all attend Swarachna Learning and Resource Center. Chaya loves to study because she feels that it is through education she will be able to move ahead in life. She is an avid dancer and dislikes cooking. She loves her parents and thanks them for supporting her in every walk of her life.

Rinki is the last born of the four siblings. There are six members in her family. She is studying in class 6th at Swarachna Learning and Resource Centre. Rinki belongs to poor family. Her family depends on agriculture activities for their livelihood. Rinki is a bright student. She did well in her academics as well as she is very participative girl. She took part in a skit. She played a mother character. Her performance has shown her acting talent. She is also good in craft work. She likes to make door mates, hand fan, table cloth etc. She likes to play kho-kho and carom. As her hobby she wants to become craft teacher.

Simple and nice girl Suman is studying in class 6 at SLRC. Suman is eldest one in her 3 siblings. Being eldest one she has all responsibilities of her family. She likes to come to school but due to family responsibilities her attendance is bit low in the class. She dropped her studies after class 5 due to financial reasons. When she heard about Swabhiman program she admitted herself under this program without any late. Now she is happy to be a part of Swabhiman program. She likes to cook food and play with her friends. She wants to learn stitching. Her aspiration is to become a home science teacher.

Sarika was born in a village called Gulripurwa in Uttar Pradesh , India. She is the third child amongst the seven children born to her parents. As common in almost every rural India, what is known of her date of birth is just the year she was born in. She's now 16 years old and very much happy that she has the chance to complete her education. Sarika was compelled to drop out of school after completion of class 5. The reason was because her mother had been diagnosed with a mental disorder. Sarika was responsible of taking caring of her sick mother. As her father works as a laborer in Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, earning only INR 2000 a month, he remained mostly away from home, therefore not having a chance to be with his wife. Now that Sarika's mother is recovering; she wants to continue with her education with the full support from her family. English is her favorite subject and after attaining her education she aspires to be a teacher so that she can impart knowledge to disadvantaged children, and also earn a living at the same time. Besides, she is also very fond of tailoring. She is very determined to complete her schooling and attend college.