Joydeep Sarkar

Parents: Dipanwita Sarkar (mother)

Financial Condition: Joydeep's financial condition is not independent from the unrest that exists within his family. This being a rather sensitive issue, his situation is expressed below in his own words with minor additions/edits by the mentoring volunteer (only when absolutely necessary to convey the intended meaning to the reader).

"Our financial situation is very bad.  When I was in eight (-th grade) there was trouble between (my) parents. My father does not help me in any way. At last (after Joydeep and his mother could move away from his father's influence) my mother took on the responsibility of educating me. My mother is employed as a (house) maid. But my mother can not do heavy work because her physical condition is very bad."

Joydeep's mother works as household help for a family and gets to stay in a makeshift room under their stairway. Joydeep has been temporarily allowed to share his mother's quarters.

Ambition: Joydeep has begun his pursuit of Technical Education by choosing to enroll in a Fitter Course under ITI Canning 1. He has received scholarship from West Bengal Government, which fully waives his tuition fees. This should allow him to garner technical skills and be readily employable, so that he is able to support his family at the earliest. He is mild-mannered, soft spoken and respectful.