International Day for Street Children | Estimated 18 million children live on streets in India, home to one of the largest child populations on Earth : vimarsana.com
Updated Apr 12, 2021 | 12:19 IST International Day for Street Children 2021: India is home to one of the planet's largest population of Street Children and the situation is alarming. Street dwellers keeping warm by burning fire on a winter morning near Howrah Bridge in Kolkata. (File Pic)  |  Photo Credit: iStock Images They're often described as 'invisible'. But anyone rushing through the busy roads of any metro cities in India could hardly help not noticing that child hawker pleading desperately to sell a sunshade, a packet of tissue paper, or something that is of minimal importance. We often ignore their presence and ensconce the private luxury of our vehicles cursing the traffic signal.