Manoj Kumar Will Not go to Bed Hungry

Manoj Kumar reaches the waste dumping site early every morning when the city is still asleep and dawn is just beginning to break. He wheels his bicycle along the empty, silent road, suffused with dim yellow light from overhead street lamps.
His job is gruelling, and the hours are unpredictable. As a waste worker, or Safai Mitra, his job is crucial to the city’s functioning, but the conditions under which he works are harsh. He spends hours sorting through waste, sometimes into late evenings. The unpredictability of his work hours and income often leaves him with little or no food for days. Click here for more