[Reader-list] Story of Nazeya - a Waste Sorter in Nayandahalli, in Her Own Voice

[Kabir Khan]

Story of Nazeya - a Waste Sorter in Nayandahalli, in Her Own Voice
<http://wastenarratives.com/2015/11/13/story-of-nazeya-a-waste-sorter-in-nayandahalli-in-her-own-voice/>

My mother left me in Bangalore under the care of my uncle. He worked in a
Government office. Later, he asked my family to move to Bangalore as there
are more employment opportunities in the city. He managed to get us a hut
to stay. My family shifted here but we didn’t have any money to buy food,
to eat one has to earn. I was 7 or 8 years old then and I was the eldest
amongst all my siblings. We picked vegetables from river side and sold it
for Rs.7 or 8 and with that I purchased *dal* (pulses) and rice.

I started work as an incense stick maker.  I was able to buy 2 kilos of
flour by rolling 4000 “battis” or incense sticks. Paid INR 20 daily, that
was the only money which my family was getting.

One day a man approached me, and told me that instead of working so hard,
for nothing, join my plastic factory. Initially I was skeptical as I did
not know sorting and the types of materials. He challenged me by saying
that I can do it. And thinking of my family, I decided to take it up…  I
was quick at work, and the money was decent. Things improved. Continued
here...
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