At around 3 pm I reached Dhalai bridge in VIP area, Kolkata. The bridge leads to a huge slum where I was greeted by Papiyan one of the youth group members. Their group is called Youth Voice and they work with the slum community in VIP area. By 3.30-4 all the members started stepping in.
Fourteen members were present including Papiyan.
Every Sunday their group meets in the afternoon, in the small empty hut that is also used as a primary school in the mornings. Mats were spread out and everyone took a place and introduced themselves.
We started playing various games. After a while Papiyan asked Soumya, a 16 year old girl if she could share her thoughts with me. We both left the hut and took a walk outside in the nearby fields. I decided to properly introduce myself and explain her why I wanted to meet them and speak to them. 
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