Unheard Voices

Ram Yadav Name: Ram Yadav Age: 45 yrs Village: Uttar Pradesh Family members: Wife (Sita,) Son (Kishan) and Daughter (Radha) Occuption: watchman in M. E. S. College Favourite dish: Anything which his mum cooks Like: Dahi Kachori, Gobi Manchurian, Aaloo Tikka Monthly income: 12, 000 In Goa:  He is working since 27 yrs in goa Purpose of coming to Goa:  To earn better money and to live better life Contributed by: Sartaz Shaikh

Rajiya  Hadganal Name : Rajiya  Hadganal Age : 45 Occupation: Domestic help Married to : Babu Hadganal Her three children : Yasin, Reshma,  Fatima Stay in : A rented house  in Mangor, Goa Works in two houses per day Daily work : laundry,  cooking,  and baby sitting Working experience : 12 years Languages she speaks: Hindi Favourite food: chicken briyani Favourite colour: Red Her hobbies: Cooking and singing    She does not like her what is doing but but she does not have  a choice. Monthly salary: Rs. 6500.  The sum of Rs. 6500 is used for paying rent (Rs. 4000) to the house owner and Rs. 1500  for electricity and water bills. She is facing the  problem of water supply and power supply because her house owner wants them to vacate the  house and for that purpose, he tries to cut the water and current supply.   

Mina Lamani Name: Mina Lamani Age:20 Sex: Female Qualification:10 std. Village: Karnataka Family: Parents, a younger brother and four younger sisters. Parents are farmers and brother is studying and sisters are not sent to school because of financial problems. Mina is working as a maid in four houses. She earns Rs. 8000 monthly and she stays at a rented house paying Rs. 3500 + water bill and electricity bill, which comes around Rs.  4000 and then she has to send money to her parents every month. She also has to see her personal expenses. It is very difficult for her to run her house. Contributed by: Jyoti Johnson

Mohammed Shaikh Name: Mohammed Shaikh Birthday:5 may 1970 Age: 48 From: Belgaum, Karnataka Occupation: Driver Residence: Shanti Nagar,vasco Goa Married on: 26 may 1995 Wife: Yasmin shaikh Child: None Favourite food: chicken biryani Favourite colour: black Favourite actor: Salman Khan Work experience: 28 years First he was working as a farmer in Belgaum, then his mom told him to go to Goa. So he came to Goa. His working time is from 6 am to 7 pm. He does not work after 7 pm because his wife stays alone at home and he is too old. His monthly income is Rs. 10,000. When he does more than three trips, his boss rewards him Rs. 200 extra so he earns around Rs. 12000 per month. He is very kind and helpful person. From the past two years he did not meet his mom, so he is planning to go in the summer to meet her. I felt very nice interviewing him. He is kind-hearted and it was a great experience for me. Source: Sneha Malvikar

Parvati  Rajaram Survayshi NAME: Parvati  Rajaram Survayshi Birthdate: 15 May 1982 Age: 35 years Occupation: Domestic help From:  Koynanagar  village in Kolahpur, Maharashtra Married to: Datta  from  Kolahpur Her three children: Deepa, Rutica and OM Stays in: A rented apartment in Mangor , Goa Works at: Three houses per day Daily work: Cooking, laundry, ironing, shopping for food Working experience: 15 years Languages she speaks: Marathi, Konkani, Hindi Favourite food:  Bhaji and rotti Favourite colour: Green Her hobbies: Gardening, embroidery. Favourite animal: Cat Source: Chrisma D'Souza

Nilamma Rama Parit Name: Nilamma Rama Parit Date of birth: 14 th November 1942 Village: Nangnur, Sankeshwar, Karnataka Family: Mahadev  (Brother), Shantabai (sister-in-law), Kallawa (sister ),Sarita(niece), Sangita (niece) Occupation: Domestic help No. of years of working: 54 years (since 1964) and counting No. of places she works: 2 households Monthly income: Rs. 9,500 + Govt scheme Rs. 2,000 Favourite foods: Batat wada and masala dosa Favourite colour: Blue Best friends: Parvati, Nandi and Muktabai Ms. Rochana Kharangate, Bharavi's mother says:  We call her Milan, a name shortened by My late MIL. She has been with us from the year 1981, firstly for the construction of our home and then as domestic help and from the day our daughter was born, she started staying with us . . . She is more of our family, very loving and protective and our confidante. Ipray to God to give her good health.  Source: Bharavi Kharangate