The term ‘street child’ is commonly used for children who live solely on the street, sleeping rough, finding shelter where they best can. Some spend their days in public spaces before returning to a family or similar support structure in the evening.

They are often viewed as a problem, but the actual experiences of a child on the street are easily lost. As a child, Amin Sheikh begged on the streets, worked at tea stalls, and picked food from garbage bins in the city. Today, he owns a travel and tourism company in Mumbai and has written an autobiography -- Bombay Mumbai, Life is life: I am because of you. u00a0Sheikh was regularly in touch with his mother, but never felt close enough to live with her. He says, “Though my mom loved me a lot, I never felt loved. Her partner was always very rough and brutal.u00a0