To Be Poor And Locked Down In India

“Earlier we were dying from the coronavirus, now we will die from hunger.” How India’s slum dwellers are surviving the world’s largest lockdown.

Transcript

00:00This is not the first time that a woman has died from starvation.

00:09What can I do?

00:12I had ration for 2-3 days.

00:14That will also be finished today.

00:16I was dying of starvation before.

00:18Now I will die of starvation because of corona.

00:20Where should I go to earn?

00:42There is no one at home.

01:08We are not getting food.

01:10What will we eat?

01:12I have no one in this world.

01:38We can take a step to defeat corona even by showing compassion to the poor and the needy.

02:09Everyone is worried.

02:11Many children are sick.

02:13There is no rickshaw, no money, no vehicle to go to the hospital.

02:18There is no food at home.

02:21What will we eat?

02:24There is no one.

02:27It is better to die.