Ranjana lives with her husband Shri Kallu and two kids in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. She has worked as a manual scavenger for nearly 10 years in Thakur Ganj and her husband works as a private Safai Karamchari.

Ranjana and her family are unhappy with the nature of her work and the discrimination they face. Although she has tried several times to break out of this inhuman practice, but has faced challenges due to caste discrimination, lack of education, inadequate skills, and financial constraints.

Ranjana manages all essential expenditure of the household and her son’s education from her, and the combined income of her husband of INR 9000/- per month. She pulled out her two daughters from school due to financial difficulties.

Among her three Children, the eldest Daughter Neha got married when she was 18yrs old. Tanu, her second daughter, who is 18 years old, completed middle school and now helps with household chores. Eldest son Karan is 16yrs old and is currently in 9th class.

She plans to open a tailoring shop and escape manual scavenging with the help of Utopia Foundation’s grant in addition to supporting her son’s higher education. If she can come out of manual scavenging, she hopes that her family will be treated better in society, and her son will be proud to introduce her to his friends.