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SHE WAS MARRIED OFF AT TWELVE TO A MAN TWICE HER AGE WHO BEAT HER. AT FOURTEEN, SHE WAS A MOTHER HERSELF. HER EARLY LIFE WAS MARKED BY OVERWHELMING CHALLENGES AND HEARTBREAK UNTIL, EXHAUSTED AND DESPERATE, SHE FLED WITH HER THREE CHILDREN TO DELHI, TO WORK AS A MAID IN SOME OF THE CITY S WEALTHIEST HOMES. EXPECTED TO SERVE HER EMPLOYERS  EVERY DEMAND, SHE FACED A STAGGERING WORKLOAD THAT OFTEN LEFT HER NO TIME TO CARE FOR HER OWN CHILDREN. BUT SHE NEVER COMPLAINED, FOR SUCH IS THE LOT OF THE POOR IN MODERN-DAY INDIA. 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