Until You Spread Your Wings, You Will Have No Idea How Far You Can Fly

All over the world, children dream of what they would like to be when they grow up. The children from Saakshar School, in Delhi’s slums are just the same. In a collaborative workshop, Saakshar’s children were asked to closed their eyes and imagine if they could have any job in the world, what would it be? How would they look, stand, feel? Carefully, they drew on paper what was in their mind’s eye. Assisted by their teachers, they created an outfit from a range of dressing up clothes. To make a record, using saris as a backdrop, I photographed the children. Each child was given a printed picture of themselves, dressed for work. Of course it is unlikely that any of Saakshar’s pupils will travel into space, but that is not the point. Saakshar’s ethos of "Having No Idea How Far You Can Fly" enables the children to dream. And why not?