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Leaders in the Making
Om Prakash - Working for Dreams

Om Prakash is a 12 year old boy who was working as Agricultural Labourer in Ananda Pura, Rajsthan. His family consisted of 9 members. He looks young and rather small for his age, and his skin is dark from constant exposure to the sun. He spoke casually about his life style, at times smiling in amusement as he recounted some events in his life.

Omprakash had been working for his employer for 7 years. He would be occasionally punished physically by his employer if he committed any mistake in his work. He slept in the verandah. He was only given two meals, if something was special in the employer house, he was not allowed to participate. Always his employer abused like " You are the low grade people even if you should not touch us".

One day our Field Activist R.P.Verma came to know about him and brought him to Mukti Ashram for rehabilitation. In Mukti Ashram he got vocational training in tailoring. He improved day by day and today he is a successful tailor.

Looking back he resolves never to repeat his past mistakes. He also released some children from different fields and give them training at his own shop. According to Omprakash " It will be better to release the children and give training here (in his shop)". He tells I will never engage in my old vice, referring to his substance abuse. He is rebuilding his life.

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