Rakthish (3/12/15)

Rakthish (DOB: 3/12/15) is a very energetic, multi-talented and hard working young man. Rakthish lives with his parents and two siblings in a small house with an asbestos sheet for a roof. Rakthish likes to eat chapattis (Indian flat bread made of wheat) and biriyani (an Indian spicy dish prepared with rice and veg/meat). The family owns two black cows and playing with and taking care of them is one of his favorite activities. Rakthish's parents are hardworking yet their income is not enough to cover their basic requirements. Rakthish’s father works as a coolie in a neighboring agricultural field and his mother works in a shoe manufacturing unit as a laborer. When his father encounters a lack of work in agriculture, he joins a band who plays music in their area in order to make a little more money for his family. Nevertheless, Rakthish’s family still occasionally runs out of food.