Kuttan

Kuttan was born in 1969. His mother passed away when he was six. He does not know where his father went after his mother died.

Kuttan went to a christian missionary boarding school in Thiruvalla. He studied up to ten standard and came back to native at the age of 16. He started going for daily wages work since then. He was staying in his ancestral house.

No, he is married with two kids and living in a separate house.

"On an average we get less than ten work in a month. There are people who exploit the situation when we are not able to find work."

"My income is around 7000 per month. We have a daily expense ranging from 250-300. Approximately it comes around 8000-9000. In every mont, I have to borrow from somewhere to run the family."

Five months before he was on the chair, drinking black tea. He became unconscious and fell down.

"My shoulder had swelling. I had hardly 300 rupees. So I went to a natural remedy treatment centre. Two days later, because of the pain, I went to Government hospital. They advised a surgery and told me to go to Medical college"

He went to another natural treatment centre in Uslampati. Kuttan is healthy now with a slight bend in his shoulder bone. Later he met a doctor and he advised him to avoid weight lifting by the fractured hand.

From the series "HOME"

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