Sabina Yasmin Rahman is Assistant Professor at the Mahatma Gandhi Academy of Human Development, a joint initiative of Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Nagaland Gandhi Ashram, Chuchuyimlang, Nagaland.
Beggars are usually ignored on the streets and questions are asked about why they do not work. Many have indeed worked as paid labour and then each for her own reasons has chosen begging as the…