The son has qualified for a government job but has not been able to afford the public service education
Currently Bara is residing in Kalaiya-1, Bhawanipur. I am now 44 years old. I was born in Lamhi of Dang. I didn't go to school after studying there till class seven. I stayed at home for two years and learned how to decorate the house. At the same time, I met Ramhari Baral at the photo studio in the village. At the first meeting, Mayapirim fell in love.
At that time, he used to take photos with a reel camera in the studio and wash the reel by hand. He had only that skill in the name of capital .
After marriage in the year 2058, we migrated and came to Kalaiya-1, Bhawanipur . Father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and brother-in-law were in the house. There were 5 Dhur Ghaderi in the name of the property . The family was dependent on that. However, there is still no farmland. We came here but did not earn income to sustain life. Although I had to do something, I started cleaning in a pharmaceutical industry near Kalaiya. Husband also started working in the same industry . During this period, a son was born. After working in the industry for 10 years, I worked as a cleaner in a private school for 6 months.
Because I had to bend over and play with water to work, I had a back problem . After that, I quit working there and came to Kalaiya municipality and have been running the canteen for 12 years. Office staff and customers are my customers . I had 500 in cash while operating the canteen. With that amount of money, I brought the goods and some borrowed money and started cooking lunch. Even now, when I don't have cash, I buy sugar, oil, spices and milk on credit. Earnings of the whole day will be paid in the evening and the next day .
At that time, son Devendra was studying in public school. The daughter was a farmer. Customers coming to the canteen started to understand the family's status while having tea/chamena. Everyone advised his son to become a doctor of animal science . With the advice of the client, I decided to make my son a veterinarian . After completing my secondary education, I completed an 18-month course in technical animal science at Dumarwana in the district by spending 75,000. After completing this course, I spent three and a half lakhs and completed a three-year (diploma) .
Now the son who has reached the age of 23 has qualified for a government job . But public service has not been able to cover the cost of education. Now I am inspiring my son to grow mushrooms together with his friends. You have to study for four more years to become a veterinarian. Even if you have been selling tea for 12 years, how will you raise 2 million to complete the rest of your son's education? This question keeps eating the mind
The small income from the canteen is enough to provide clothes for the family of four, festivals, medical treatment and daily morning-evening food . I dreamed of making my son a doctor on the advice of municipal employees and other customers who come to the canteen as customers. But now, the dream of making my son a doctor has been lost as he has a problem with his income.
The son who studied up to diploma is forced to stay at home . If we take a loan from the bank by securing the land, there is no farmland . Canteen earns up to 2 thousand a day. It is not always the same amount of earnings. However, the canteen's earnings cover the household expenses . Now she is struggling to pay the school fees and expenses of her daughter, who is studying in 9th standard. Even if it's a little bit, I am saving daily in The Sahara Cooperative . From that savings, I have taken out health insurance for my family to pay 7000 once a year. Once the son had an accident. 400,000 saved in the same cooperative was spent on his treatment.
Presentation: Lakshmi Sah
