Culture street

When management consultant Shreya Soni struck an acquaintance with some children she met on the street while driving to work every day, she noticed something. Although the government and many NGOs were working to improve their state of health and education, these children, forced to grow up too early to earn a living through begging, had little access to movies, art, music or any other aspects of culture. "Consequently, in addition to being impoverished economically, these children were also growing up to be culturally poor," she says. "They had no access to the vast cultural opportunities that that Delhi provides to its more privileged citizens."
This seemed odd to her, for children begging on streetlights probably needed a break, a lighthearted moment and the pleasure of seeing something beautiful. More importantly, access to culture could enable disadvantaged children to develop life-skills, build teamwork and self-confidence, even as it honed their aesthetic sense.
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