Every Child deserves a dignified childhood and Every Child deserves to be Schooled.

"Let us sacrifice today, so that our children have a better tomorrow" - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Who cared when the tender hands handled heavy machinery? Who cared when the tender feet walked into the Zari factories? Who cared for the emotions of a child bride? Who has even thought about the rights of a child? One stop answer to all such questions is - Shanta Sinha.

An academician with Hyderabad Central University, Padma Shri Shantha Sinha is recognized as India’s foremost child rights activist. Her phenomenal work in preventing the child labour made her the Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) making her instrumental in the amendment of Child Labour Act.

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To bring about a Change is not A Child’s Play.

Deep rooted thoughts turn into irreversible habits. Immense resistance to change makes it almost impossible to get people on to the right mindset. Shanta's journey towards gifting children their rights was not a walk on the grass. She had to face extreme dissent from the masses. However, she didn't give up. Her careful, step-by-step approach realised the dream of child rights. Here is what she has done- addressing one issue at a time.

Rejection and violence in the village communities was a major issue. This was carefully addressed without disturbing peace and harmony in the communities.

Further questions were - Who are to be considered as the child labourers? Only those who worked in the factories? Then what about those who are involved in the domestic work? Are they not entitled to their rights? The answer to this was extracted out-