Date:02/06/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/06/02/stories/2006060201350200.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Different worlds

A CONTRAST: Even as these schoolchildren (background) set out enthusiastically to school on the opening day in Bangalore on Thursday, this youngster (right), who is deprived of a normal childhood and education, is headed to his workplace to earn his livelihood. — Photo: K. Gopinathan