Shirdiwalle saibabaa...... ayaa hain tere...... .......... ............ ...................... The rest of the line was drowned out by the din of the commuters boarding the local.I craned my neck to see the source of this rather poor rendition of the song and was in for a rude shock.A kid no more than 4 years old was swinging his hands to and fro and trying his level best to match his steps to his song.More out of concern than anything else i handed out some money as alms to be followed by many others in the compartment.Later that kid handed over his savings to its parent in the next station.The entire day that scene swirled in and out of my mind.I just couldn't digest the fact that any parent would send their tiny tot for begging ..that too at the rush hour! At a point of time wherein we pride ourselves to the fact that the government has finally woken up from its slumber and has taken stringent measures to abolish child labour in the country,not to mention Aamir's TAREIN ZAME...
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