Children of the traffic signal!!

BMW, MERC, HONDA CITY to play around with; more than 5 kms of open wide space to run around, green grass and open sky to breathe fresh air. Sounds glamorous and ideal for many of us but for the children of the traffic signal - it is the road, cars and small patches of greens on dividers which make up for their working home.

In a country with a bursting population to reach the two billion mark soon and no attempts from the great Indian leaders to address the issue - it is no wonder or news to have 100's of unwanted children on roads. And if we have to even half believe the stark reality portrayed in the movie - Traffic Signal, it is a matter of utter disgust to see infants being used to steal sympathy for begging.

Kids of different size scooting around the signal points to hawk or beg with no fears of the monster called urban road. But I guess it hardly matters since if one die there will be an immediate replacement by 2 more who would still keep some of their innocance and once in a while forget the burdens of this dirty world and play around the cars or show their unkempt teeth - the undauting spirit of a child.

Lets stop claiming we are in the 21stcentury with brilliant scientific discoveries in contrast to unfed millions of children on road. Lets start discovering the stark truths taking place all round us and address them much before we organise big conferences on Eradication of Child Labour( India has the largest!!)

Please ARISE AND AWAKE and stop not till we restore the sprirt and innocance in every child of this nation.