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Sometimes I think Street Smart could be turned into a really exciting video game. It is challenging and as you move through the days, there are unexpected challenges and set-backs. There are so many levels to the program. The first level, as I see it started with the program setting up, through its various modifications […]

The Apollo Circus has settled its unwashed and rugged tents in the Parade Ground next door to us so this obviously meant the kids harassing us into taking them for a show. Saturday, the 4th was the day that we took the kids to the circus. I had spoken to the circus manager about us […]

The rains always bring about some magic to the everyday routine and the unexpected showers in the past few days here in Dehradun have been special for Street Smart too. Our Gandhi Park program was scrapped on Monday when it suddenly started to rain around lunch time. We quickly grabbed the kids and after feeding […]

This post is in continuation with the story of Malti (to read the original entry, click here) We did some thorough and detailed background check to assess the requirements of the family and understand how we can best send the girl back to school. A couple of young men who are originally from Dehradun and are […]

We love Saturdays! There is so much time that the kids have to spare, all thanks to the Shani Daan practice, which enables them to earn a lot of money before Street Smart begins. For Shani Daan, the kids carry mustard oil in their begging bowls, sometimes with a metal figurine that is supposed to […]