To the left is a photo of Akhya Kumar, taken when he was eight years old, on October 21, 2009.
Below is Akhya more recently- he's almost nine (the age he is now) in the photo below. It was taken on April 20, 2010. His eyes are so big and expressive! It was his eyes that first struck me when I was browsing the CI website.
Akhya Kumar S. is nine years old, born on April 26, 2001. He lives in Kolkata, India, and attends the Disha project. He is 3'10" tall and weighs 39 lbs. He and his family speak Bengali.
Akhya lives with his parents and two younger siblings. His father, Sattanarayan, is a daily worker, and his mother, Sita Devi, is a homemaker. Younger brother Abhisek Kumar is 4, and younger sister Khusbu Kumari is 8. The family's monthly income is about $132- it took a big leap between what it was listed as on the CI website ($60, I believe), and the $132 that is on the family report. So that's a surprise, but definitely a happy one!
The family lives in a home consisting of one multi-use room, with brick walls, and concrete roof and floor. They cook using a kerosene stove, sleep in beds, and get water from community faucets. Their sanitary facility is a community latrine. Electricity is not available.
Akhya attends school, where his favorite subjects are languages. He enjoys playing cricket and playing indoor games, as well as drawing. At home he helps out with running the errands.
In my first letter I'm going to ask Akhya to explain a little bit about cricket. I've read about it a little, and even had a British person explain it to me, but I still do not really understand how it's played- except that it's sort of like baseball, a little bit. It'll be really cool to hear how he puts it in his own words!
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