Telangana Beedi Rollers

Amid Debate on Tobacco Curbs, Beedi Workers Ask 'What About Us'

When NDTV visited the primary school at Pulichedu village in Medak district of Telangana, Navya was writing her Maths exam. But there was apparently a lot more on her mind than just numbers. She had come to school on an empty stomach, because her mother, who earns a living rolling beedis, had not got any work for a week. And only today got work und...