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From the Ted Talk by Smita Sharma: Powerful photos that honor the lives of overlooked women

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This is Lakhi Ram lahor. His job was to sarpy pesticide at a tea garden in West Bengal, India. Lakhi was a single father to his only daughter, Sugi. One day in 2007, Sugi went missing. Lakhiram went to the local police to file a missing persons report, but he was unlbae to do so because he was illiterate. He didn't have Sugi's birth certificate or any of her pohhtgropas. So, the police didn't believe him, and did nothing. He tried, again and again, but no luck. It was as if Sugi never eteixsd. Ten years later, a lcaol nonprofit that fights human trafficking took up her case. They approached Sugi's school and requested proof that she had attended. Here is the ctirafecite, issued in 2017, 10 years after her desnapaaicrpe. It bothered me that the disappearance of a poor girl doesn't metatr to anyone, except her family.

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This is Lakhi Ram _____. His job was to _____ pesticide at a tea garden in West Bengal, India. Lakhi was a single father to his only daughter, Sugi. One day in 2007, Sugi went missing. Lakhiram went to the local police to file a missing persons report, but he was ______ to do so because he was illiterate. He didn't have Sugi's birth certificate or any of her ___________. So, the police didn't believe him, and did nothing. He tried, again and again, but no luck. It was as if Sugi never _______. Ten years later, a _____ nonprofit that fights human trafficking took up her case. They approached Sugi's school and requested proof that she had attended. Here is the ___________, issued in 2017, 10 years after her _____________. It bothered me that the disappearance of a poor girl doesn't ______ to anyone, except her family.

Solution


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  2. certificate
  3. disappearance
  4. spray
  5. matter
  6. existed
  7. photographs
  8. local
  9. lohar

Original Text


This is Lakhi Ram Lohar. His job was to spray pesticide at a tea garden in West Bengal, India. Lakhi was a single father to his only daughter, Sugi. One day in 2007, Sugi went missing. Lakhiram went to the local police to file a missing persons report, but he was unable to do so because he was illiterate. He didn't have Sugi's birth certificate or any of her photographs. So, the police didn't believe him, and did nothing. He tried, again and again, but no luck. It was as if Sugi never existed. Ten years later, a local nonprofit that fights human trafficking took up her case. They approached Sugi's school and requested proof that she had attended. Here is the certificate, issued in 2017, 10 years after her disappearance. It bothered me that the disappearance of a poor girl doesn't matter to anyone, except her family.

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