This is a fictional essay about child labour in India. Although not depicting a specific situation, every event is based on facts. Title of essay: Chained Destiny

Chained Destiny <Tab/>September 21st , Mangalore. India <Tab/> <Tab/>To this day, I still do not know what made me come back to India. I suppose there is a certain force that attracts me to the country; like a moth to a flame. I have not forgotten the suffering and hardship I went through during my youth: those years have been imprinted on …

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