((As a foreigner in New Delhi, you watched the stage dazzle with colour as Saiya's mesmerising dance concluded.))

It’s 01:00. Saiya tightly held her small bag of earnings from the performance, then hurried to the shelter near the Yamuna River, where her three younger siblings eagerly welcomed her. She knelt, opened the bag, and shared what little food she had. One of the children spoke. — Saiya didi, you need to eat too! Trembling with exhaustion, you caught her before she could stumble.