MEET HARAN, FORMER STREET CHILD
Haran Kumar
Haran was born in a remote village in Madanmohanpur, West Bengal in 1985. His parents migrated to Delhi in the 1990s in search of a new life. Three years after moving to Delhi, Haran ran away from home.
He survived at the New Delhi railway station doing odd jobs like collecting garbage and carrying passengers' luggage. Haran was rescued by Salaam Baalak Trust who offered him a place to live, neat clothes, and schooling. He went on to live in the shelter house for the next seven years. He also went back home and met his family but didn't not stay with them. He had decided on walking his path.
In the year 2001, he heard about an International photography workshop. Haran chose the theme of street life and went about capturing dreams, desires, and aspirations of people who lived on the street. The organizers were impressed with his pictures and congratulated him. Haran felt motivated and decided to pursue photography seriously.
Haran got his hands-on training in photography by assisting Amit Kulhar who was a member of the International Photography Workshop. Kulhar lent him a camera to learn with and gave him a grounding in the technical aspects of fashion and contemporary photography. He also met Guriender Osan at the shelter house from whom he learnt all about photojournalism, contemporary, and documentary photography.
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Hope for Street Children was established to support organizations like Salaam Baalak Trust that provide shelter, education, and the hope of a future to street children.