Kashmira, a middle-aged woman, once lived peacefully with her beautiful family of four in the small town of Sendhwa, Madhya Pradesh.
She got her house built under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’ but no roof could protect her family from the saffronised bulldozer that shattered her only residence. Despite having every ‘Kaagaz (documents)’ proving that her house was built under the central government housing schemes, and that she was the owner of the property, the obdurate authorities disregarded every argument she had thrown at them to shield her land.
Seeing her house dripping like a candle, Kashmira couldn’t muster the courage to take any further action.
Worse yet, in the aftermath of demolition, her 20-year-old son Danish lost his livelihood. He worked at a mechanic’s shop but was sacked from his job after the owner got to know about his house’ demolition.
It is hard to imagine the family’s despondency as they lost their shelter and livelihood both in the aftermath of an unfortunate incident. The incident deeply affected the family’s mental state.
Loss of home & livelihood, and the trauma of victimization hovered their thoughts. Miles2Smile talked to the Kashmira’s family and supported them with 2 lakh rupees. It was an announcement of solidarity too. It was a brotherhood in distress. The entire family was beaming with brimming happiness to rebuild their lives again. Miles2smile also helped the 20- year-old in getting a new job.
After receiving the aid, Kashmira’s family was able to tackle the dilemmas and live a ‘normal’ life once again. Her entire family was beaming with brimming happiness, after receiving the aid.
