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19-Year-Old Khushboo Becomes Pillar for Siblings After Parents' Demise in Ballia
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News18•30-09-2026, 17:52
19-Year-Old Khushboo Becomes Pillar for Siblings After Parents' Demise in Ballia
- •In Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, 19-year-old Khushboo takes on the responsibility of her three younger siblings after losing both parents.
- •Her father passed away in 2016, and her mother, who worked as a laborer, died two-three months ago after asking Khushboo to care for her siblings.
- •Khushboo manages household chores, works as a laborer at the bus station, and strives to continue her siblings' education and her own studies.
- •The family has received no support, prompting Khushboo to appeal to Ballia District Magistrate Mangala Prasad Singh and the government for help.
- •Khushboo seeks an opportunity and support, not pity, to ensure her siblings' education continues and the family can move forward.
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Khushboo's father passed away in 2016. Later, her 41-year-old mother also passed away due to illness and deprivation about two to three months ago, leaving behind four minor siblings.
Khushboo wakes up in the morning to prepare her younger siblings and send them to school. She then goes to the bus station to work as a laborer, and upon returning in the evening, she cooks, cares for her siblings, and manages household chores like tending to the family's cow.
Khushboo has appealed to Ballia District Magistrate Mangala Prasad Singh and the government for support and opportunity rather than pity, aiming to secure financial help so that she can continue her own and her younger siblings' education.
