For Nagamma, caring for family comes before Deepavali
With a modest income and a leg injury, this 63-year-old is raising four grandchildren while looking after her bedridden husband.
For Nagamma Rajagopal, Deepavali is less about festivities and more about the daily grind of caring for her family. The 63-year-old, who has been raising her four grandchildren since they were left in her care five years ago, will spend the festival much like any other day, preparing meals, helping with school, and worrying about their financial stability.
Her husband, Parthiban Dharmalingam, has been bedridden since a motorcycle accident two years ago, leaving Nagamma to shoulder the responsibility of providing for her family. Despite her modest income as a cleaner, which barely covers their basic needs, Nagamma remains hopeful that her grandchildren will one day become independent.
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