Firozabad is a bangle-town. Every other family in Firozabad is engaged in bangle- making. Over 20,000 children work illegally in glass furnaces. Bangle-making is their ‘God-given lineage’. They can’t dare to change it as they think it is their ‘karam’ or destiny. Parents discourage leadership and their minds are closed to change. The fate of the children who work in glass furnaces is pathetic. They have to work in exceptionally high temperatures. The work-places and working culture are simply killing. They work in dingy dark rooms without windows. There is no provision of fresh air and light. Actually their eyes are adjusted more to the dark than to the light outside. The result is disastrous. Many of f them end up losing their eyesight before they become adults. Little do they know about the sanctity of bangles they make. Mind-numbing toil kills all dreams and hopes of child – workers in Firozabad.
