हम होंगे कामयाब एक दिन

They had all gathered in a small tin shed they called their Spark School. To reach there, we had to walk through most part of the slum. A glimpse of how they lived there was enough to dissolve all the pretentious first world problems we had in our head. It is nothing compared to what they face every day, every hour and every minute.

The children of the Spark School had prepared a performance for us. They seemed super excited to get rolling. So much so that it took a while for them to arrange themselves as a group. And then came the song. And they meant every word of it. It was as if the words were emerging from their eyes. Eyes drenched in determination. I hope and pray, that they shall one day. The song is still reverberating in my head. Hum honge kaamyab ek din (We shall succeed one day)…..