
From Exploitation to Enterprise: The Ripple Effect of Freedom
For years, Ranjan Manjhi and eleven families from the Musahar community of scheduled caste members lived under the crushing weight of bonded labor. They had been taken on a long and grueling journey in October 2022 to a brick kiln under the promise of fair wages. Their lives consisted of 18 hours of daily labor from 4:00 AM to 11:00 PM, with only one hour