Moksha

Moksha belonged to a poverty-stricken household and lived with their parents. One fateful night, their alcoholic father had a quarrel with their mother and in a fit of rage, poured gasoline all over her and lit her on fire in front of the kids. They were completely traumatized by this incident. Both the children started crying and ran out to get help, but in vain.

Finally, a family friend took over the situation and rushed the mother to a hospital, where she was declared dead. Moksha was the elder child and was deeply affected by this incident. She got a fever, fell sick, and was bedridden for a while. Moksha stopped responding/talking to people for a long time after that. The children’s father was arrested and when he was let out on bail he was murdered by unknown people and thrown onto the railway tracks.

When Moksha reached us, we had to try a lot to help her in every possible way. Moksha cried when she narrated this horrific incident to us. She still does not talk about her father or even mention his name.

Sravya and Siddartha

Sravya and Siddartha were from the Tandur area, Ranga Reddy district. Like most poverty-stricken families around, their father was alcoholic and abusive. He often quarreled and beat their mother. One night, over an argument, he lit their mother on fire without a bit of remorse. Sravya got up from sleep hearing her mother’s screams and woke up her brother. They ran out to inform their grandmother, but by then, it was too late to save the poor lady. Neighbours around helped in handing over their father to the police. Their father came out of prison, but was murdered. In around a year, both Sravya and Siddartha joined our loving family.