Aryan and his grandmother Shashikala live in a rented apartment in Beed. Everything in that house reminds Aryan of his parents. As we sat down to eat, Aryan told us that his mother cooked the best bhindi ki sabzi on the planet. He also recalled how all three of them would sit down to have dinner together.
“Papa used to caution me. He told me not to step out of the house, or eat outside. I told him that we don’t go out. Whenever I asked him if he was keeping fine, he said yes. I don’t know how he contracted the coronavirus,” he said when we asked him if he was aware of how his father contracted the virus.
Talking about his dreams and ambitions Aryan told us that he wanted to be a cricketer, but now only wants to focus on his studies and get a job at a bank.
When asked why does he only want to work in a bank, Aryan responded that any other course or degree would cost him a lot of money, which he won’t be able to afford.
It isn’t just Aryan who is concerned about the finances of…
