Unheard Voices

Shruti Naik Name: Shruti Naik Age: 35 Gender: Female Occupation: Domestic Help Family: One son, daughter and husband Monthly Income : 10, 000 Favourite food: Fried chicken and biryani Experience: 05 years Likes: To spend time with her family Dislikes: Never get a chance to plan for a holiday Contributed by: Hawabi Khan

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

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 Kh...