Neetu

Neetu, 22 is a maid in a Chennai. Hailing from a small village in Tamil Nadu, Neetu has never seen her parents. She has always lived under the care and protection of some aunt or uncle. Her aunt, she says was a maid in Tamil Nadu when she made the decision to take away Neetu from her village. 'She thought I deserved a better life than she did. She didn't want me married by 18 and uneducated with two children' Neetu said. Her aunt, fought with the locals of the village and took Neetu away to give her a city education and exposure. Neetu passed her 12th standard exams and took up a job unable to put more pressure on her aunt and uncle who were bringing up their own two children. She worked at Lilliput and picked up English by going to the mall and typewriting classes. She now works in a household of influential people who care for her every need and are also educating her a little everyday about the world beyond. 'I haven't felt the need for blood parents, because I've been surrounded by kind souls who give me all the love and support that parents would give their children' She now is an earning member of that family that took her away many years ago.