Name: Michael

Age: 12 yrs

Hometown: Madura, Tamilnadu

Family: Father was killed by some smugglers, Mother lives in Madhura with younger brother.

For Michael, life is a go. He is in Snehabhavan since five years. He loved his father and hates mother, because she supports his younger one and criticized him for everything. His father was also not in good terms with her, so he used to beat her often. Internal conflicts at home forced his father and Michael to leave home. They reached in Trivandrum. His father earned little money by doing all that he knew. It was then his father was stabbed to death by a gang of smugglers. Michael was taken to childline. Along with five others he was brought to Snehabhavan in Cochin. Even though other five children who were with him ran away from Snehabhavan, Michael was left here. Now for Michael, Snehabhavan is his home. Michael studies in 5th standard. He wants to engage in some kind of hotel job so that he could earn money soon. Even though nothing strikes him to be in a profession, he might make up his mind after some level of his studies. Cricket, Football, Basketball, Judo, Karate, Wrestling and boxing are his interests. He is very much interested in a purticular kind of fight, that is special only in Tamilnadu. One day he would like to go and meet his brother in Madhura, he speaks out a desire that he cherishes in mind. When asked about mother, he goes on repeating.. “I just hate her”.