Reshma Shera

Reshma, 9, works as a sorter in an illegal mica mine. Following the death of her mother in a mining accident, she is betrothed to the mine owner’s son, Beenu, 10, while also being deemed ill-fated by the village elder owing to a stubborn dogtooth rooted in her upper jaw. Going by their age-old custom to ward off evil luck such as hers, the villagers ready Shera, an ensnared pariah dog as the groom to marry a confused and disheartened Reshma, before she can marry her future husband.

Reshma Shera was supported in 2024 with NOK 600 000.