Kushal Chakravorty, Co-Founder, Lotus Petal Foundation; Board Member, IIM Amritsar

As one enters an urban slum in the plush neighbourhoods in a city, you see children playing on rough grounds and vacant lots, in the open spaces where garbage is being manually sorted. Parked vehicles, rickshaws and carts serve as play props in the streets. Girls as young as 7-8 years — often devoid...