He works as a help in the sari shops in Shyambazar to sustain his family. Snehasis worked in the evenings, sometimes till 11 in the night. So, he had to finish his studies during the day. His father is a hawker who sets up stall on a wooden box on the footpath close to the Shyambazar five-point crossing. He earns Rs 3,000 a month by selling plastic cups and dishes.
During the pandemic his earnings dipped to such an extent that his son Snehasis had to look for odd jobs after the Class 10 board exams.
Life has been a struggle for him but he has not relented.
As a help Snehasis has to load and unload the stock at the showrooms in Shyambazar.
During the wedding season Snehasis works with the local catering groups.
“After the slump in my father’s earnings, our family received another blow when my mother got injured following an accident while lighting a stove in our room. I had to start working to help my family,” said Snehasis.
He resides in a slum in Belgachia and is engaged twice or thrice a week with a daily wage of Rs 250.
“Earnings of my father have not been the same even after the dip in Covid cases,” said Snehasis, who has an elder sister who takes care of the daily chores.
He has scored 98 both in English and History. In political science, nutrition and Bengali his scores are 92, 84 and 81. He wants to pursue history in college.