Meet Tarun

Today we will introduce you to Tarun – the youngest student at our Anand Believe in Me Centre. It’s been a little over a month that he has started attending the centre. He turned 3 years this month.

Tarun’s elder sister is also a student at the Anand Believe in Me Centre. Whenever he saw his sister leaving for the centre, he too wanted to join her. As he was too young to attend the centre, his parents did not enrol him. However, in December last year, when enrolment for the new academic session started, his parents ensured that they got Tarun’s admission procedure completed.

Tarun lives with his elder sister and parents right at the foot of the dumpsite. The stench in front of Tarun’s house is particularly unbearable as it opens directly into the dumpsite. His mother is a housewife and his father collects bottles from the dumpsite and sells them in shops for recycling.

Though Tarun loves to attend his classes and enjoys his time with his friends, his teacher mentions that he is often late for his classes. The little boy struggles to wake up early in the morning and get ready for the classes. However, the moment he enters the class, he gives a big smile and no one can guess that just a few seconds back his mother was struggling to pull him out of his bed!

Tarun enjoys playing with his elder sister when she is at home. When she goes to school, he loves moving around the community and playing with the other boys of his age. They enjoy building houses with stones. They sometimes enjoy playing with cars. Tarun’s favourite car is the one his maternal grandfather gifted him during Durga Puja. Tarun’s mother also goes on to add that he also enjoys spending a lot of time sitting on the hand driven vans that often remains parked in front of their house. He enjoys sitting on it and acts as if he is driving the van. Little joys of life!

Thank you for making this journey of education possible for Tarun.