%0 Journal Article
%T Radiating Joy
%A Marlies Gabriele Prinzl
%J Opticon1826
%D 2012
%I Ubiquity Press
%R 10.5334/opt.av
%X A bunch of cheerful boys. They were totally playing it up for the camera, indeed, that was something I noticed frequently during the walk through this poor area of Vasant Vihar: the children were keen on being photographed. They were posing, but I still love this image for the sheer raw energy and happy smiles that radiate from these childrenĄ¯s faces. Although they are not the poorest of the poor ¨C they donĄ¯t live on the streets, they arenĄ¯t orphans and, even if they would probably be considered underweight by Western standards, they arenĄ¯t starving ¨C they do live in poverty, in shabby homes and with probably no more than a change or two of clothes. And yet, the delight in their faces gives a feeling of hope. If children arenĄ¯t happy like this, where would we be in this world?
%U http://www.opticon1826.com/article/view/218