At the age of 14, he has not been able to eat well, nor is he able to read. Deepak Kumar Ram is responsible for arranging morning and evening meals for himself and his blind mother and brother.

Father Ukham Mochi, who was a breadwinner for the family, died at the age of 58 after not receiving treatment for asthma. After the death of his father, mother Bholvidevi became destitute and Deepak could not see his father. After the death of the father, this Dalit family has been spending many nights hungry.    

55-year-old Bholvidevi of Saptari's Bode Barsain Municipality-4 Sylhet Toll still remembers that time fresh . She says- 'a life of poverty and on top of that a single woman who is blind, even during childbirth, she kept begging from neighbors, there was no other option in the dark world.'

Bholvidevi raised Deepak by begging from neighbors. Dinesh is her eldest son above Deepak . 17-year-old Dinesh is blind since birth. 

Dinesh was placed in a children's home in Rajviraj when he was two years old, after learning that blind people were cared for and could read. Although he stayed in an orphanage for 9/10 years . However, after the closure of the children's home five years ago, Dinesh was also forced to return home. 

Bholvidevi was taking care of Dinesh and Deepak's livelihood. Deepak was admitted to Chandra Naman Secondary School, which is about three kilometers away from home. However, she could not provide him with clothes and paper and pen. Even if Deepak was admitted to school, it was a problem to get money, she said. And despite her desire, she is not able to lead the future of her son who shows the way by holding her hand.

She said that the allowance (social security allowance) that comes every four months is also spent on medical treatment. "That allowance will be exhausted, if there is any left over, I will buy salt, oil and vegetables," she said, "The house is also in Ailani, there is not even a needle in the name of property."    

Deepak, who was enrolled in a class at the age of eight, only reached the 3rd class. He says that he was forced to drop out of school and work as a laborer after he found it difficult to support his family.

'Some people turn their mouths upside down asking about caste'

Even on Saturday morning, Deepak was found cooking food hastily with straw in a clay oven. It has become a routine for Deepak to help his mother Bholvidevi in ​​cooking in the morning and wander in search of work. But, because of his young age, nobody gives Deepak a job.  He complains that he does not get more than 3 to 400 rupees as a wage even after giving