Today is Children's Day in India, a holiday that we don't commemorate in the U.S. Why? I don't know. When we celebrate children, we celebrate their innocence. Their joy. Their laughter. Their potential. We want to encourage them. Empower them. Learn from them. Treasure every moment with them.
Precious. Precious is this child, and precious is her life. She is an Adivasi child, living in a small cement house in the clearing of the jungle in Wayanad. She is the majority of India. She may fight many odds, but she is the future of India. She is precious.
Deepa. Deepa means light, and her smile brings just that.
When I see this photo, I can hear the laughter. Feel the trust. The attitude is carefree; I want to capture that feeling and their love and have it with me always...and then I want to jump into the picture and play, too.
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