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Name: Balasubramanian
Age:
Home town: Thampanoor, Trivandrum
Family back ground : Father – Krishnan runs a way side footwear repair shop. Mother Sudha is a housewife. Bala has five siblings, some of whom are in other poor homes.
How he reached here: Bala reached here 7 years back as a small kid when his parents who were unable to support a large family dropped him here. Now he is studying in class VI.
Good looking and pleasant, Bala looked very cute and endearing by any standard. Less words and more action seemed to be the unwritten agenda of this cute boy as I could spot him doing all his assigned tasks such as sweeping the little patch of ground and folding clothes among others even as he kept the conversation alive. He dreams of a secure future after he pass out from this institution. He likes to make the past inmates who have made this institute proud, his role models rather than someone whom he hasn't met in flesh and blood. A sensible thought indeed!
' I like to be a police officer' he told me with a big smile as I was left wondering about the possible reason for the overwhelming popularity of this profession among these boys. Could it be the umpteen police officers roles donned by their favorite film stars?- I was puzzled. I decided to ponder further by asking a rather straight question to Bala. What is it that you find fascinating in a police officer's job ? I asked. The status and the respect apart from a chance to serve the nation. The answer came in a platter as I decided to catch up with the brother duo of Akhil and Athul who were running with the pet dog, Grigio all around the ground.
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