Roshni Chakraborty

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Children hang their face masks in the net and play a game of soccer in Kochi, Kerala state, India, on Oct. 6. (R S Iyer/AP)

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In the past two months, 7-year-old Tarun’s world collapsed around him. He lost both his parents to covid-19 during India’s devastating second wave. With the deaths of the family’s primary earners, Tarun’s grandfather Mohan is forced to work extra hours as a daily-wage construction laborer. Even after working overtime, he earns a mere 40 rupees (or $0.55) per day. The family anxiously worries that food will run out within the week — and they are not alone in this predicament.

India’s second wave has generated conversation about vaccinations and funeral pyres. Yet the staggering number of children who have lost both parents, and families who have lost their sole earners, also warrants immediate attention.…  Seguir leyendo »