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| A 7th standard student, Gautam goes to a government school in Kamala Nagar, and gets on to his business at 5 pm every evening |
April 22, 2016, NewsCrunch
A photo of a boy sitting next to a weighing machine and studying on a road at Kamala Nagar, New Delhi, has gone viral.
The photo is accompanied by a caption which says if you go to Kamala Nagar, meet Gautam, use his scale to weigh yourself and give him some money.
ABP News investigated the photo and found that it was authentic.
The viral photo claims Gautam sits in front of the John Player showroom in Kamala Nagar. But he seems to be spending more time at the market, possibly in the parking lot.
A 7th standard student, Gautam goes to a government school in Kamala Nagar, and gets on to his business at 5 pm every evening. He reaches his spot with his weighing machine and books. He dips into his books, as people come take their weight and move on.
Gautam stays till 8 pm making about Rs 100 and after that helps his mother, who is a street food vendor. She has to support Gautam and two younger children on her meagre income.
So, the Rs 100 Gautam earns everyday goes along way in supporting the family, which lives at the nearby Chandrawal village.