0 years old
I was born a girl in a village in the state of Bihar in India, not far from the city of Bihar.
My parents have named me Ahalya. My surname is Shubha. My mother, Sona, is 27 and my father, Agnivesa, is 28. I have a sister, Eloksi, age 3, a brother, Hitesh, age 5 and a brother, Banarasi, who is 6.
My brother Hitesh is not able to attend school.
1 year old
Growth stunted from inadequate protein.
Peace.
2 years old
A major earthquake has hit India. 423 people have died and 1,900,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
A major flood has hit India. 2,010 people have died and 27,000,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
My father has been cured of depression.
My sister Eloksi began school.
3 years old
4 years old
5 years old
My brother Hitesh has been hurt in an accident.
6 years old
A major flood has hit India. 27 people have died and 25,000,000 others have been affected.
The flood has hit my area.
Flood victim.
Began school.
My father has hookworm.
7 years old
My father has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
8 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Tamil Nadu state.
9 years old
A major earthquake has hit India. 300 people have died and 3,100,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
10 years old
My brother's girlfriend Lakshana has graduated from secondary school.
11 years old
My brother Banarasi has graduated from secondary school.
My brother's girlfriend Krsnan has graduated from secondary school.
12 years old
Caught in a fire and suffered minor burns over 10% of the body. Luckily there was no permanent injury.
Cleaned up someone else's mess.
Decided not to smoke cigarettes.
Lakshana Chidanbaram and my brother Banarasi are now engaged to be married.
My sister Eloksi has hookworm.
13 years old
Lakshana Chidanbaram and my brother Banarasi have married.
My sister Eloksi has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
14 years old
My brother Banarasi has moved out on his own.
My sister Eloksi has graduated from secondary school.
15 years old
Met a new boy I like very much, named Amal Giridhar.
We've begun seeing each other.
16 years old
I have a peptic ulcer.
Peace.
Krsnan Ramanuja and my brother Hitesh are now engaged to be married.
My boyfriend Amal has graduated from secondary school.
17 years old
A major flood has hit India. 2 people have died and 37,000,000 others have been affected.
The flood has hit my area.
Flood victim.
Ended relationship with Amal Giridhar.
My boyfriend Hiral has died from dehydration.
Met a new boy I like very much, named Hiral Srinath.
We've begun seeing each other.
18 years old
Graduated from secondary school.
Need to look for a job.
Began work as a subsistence farmer.
Krsnan Ramanuja and my brother Hitesh have married.
My boyfriend Hiral has graduated from secondary school.
19 years old
A major flood has hit India. 441 people have died and 39,000,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
Volunteered in a local humanitarian effort.
My boyfriend Hiral and I are now engaged..
My brother Hitesh has moved out on his own.
20 years old
I have been cured of peptic ulcer.
Hiral Srinath and I got married this year.
Moved away from home.
My husband Hiral has hookworm.
21 years old
My father has gone blind from glaucoma.
22 years old
Ganpat Niveda and my sister Eloksi have married.
23 years old
Son Balraj born.
My sister Eloksi has moved out on her own.
24 years old
A major earthquake has hit India. 150 people have died and 1,900,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
A major flood has hit India. 20 people have died and 33,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Began work as a farm worker.
My brother Hitesh's wife Krsnan has been cured of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
25 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.
My father has reduced vision from cataracts.
Amisha born to Eloksi Niveda
26 years old
A major flood has hit India. 140 people have died and 27,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Sporadic localized fighting in Andhra Pradesh state.
Daughter Ashni born.
Gopa born to Eloksi Niveda
My husband Hiral has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
27 years old
Asmati born to Eloksi Niveda
My son Balraj has taken a dangerous fall and suffered a broken femur. The injury has resulted in no permanent damage, however.
28 years old
Abhivira born to Eloksi Niveda
My son Balraj began school.
29 years old
Peace.
My mother has stomach cancer.
30 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.
Heavy localized fighting in Karnataka state.
My mother has died at age 58 from stomach cancer.
31 years old
My has congenital syphilis.
My daughter Ashni began school.
32 years old
Invested money blindly in a risky deal.
Lost money on a risky deal.
My brother Banarasi's wife Lakshana has been cured of syphilis.
33 years old
Decided to use my job illegally to make money.
Made an extra 132,607 rupees illegally.
Rajani born to Eloksi Niveda
34 years old
Invested 10000 rupees in a bank account.
Invested 48610 rupees in land.
My brother Banarasi has hookworm.
35 years old
Decided to give some money to charity.
My brother Banarasi has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
36 years old
A major flood has hit India. 6 people have died and 22,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Bachendri born to Eloksi Niveda
37 years old
A major earthquake has hit India. 294 people have died and 1,400,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Peace.
Refused to invest in a risky deal to make money.
Not accepted in vocational school.
38 years old
Heavy localized fighting in Tamil Nadu state.
My father has been cured of cataracts.
39 years old
My 's girlfriend Abhirka has graduated from secondary school.
40 years old
Cashed in 61169 rupees from land.
Peace.
Cashed in 10615 rupees from a bank account.
Invested 48610 rupees in land.
My son Balraj has graduated from secondary school.
Abhirka Jayantilal and my son Balraj are now engaged to be married.
Abhirka Jayantilal and my son Balraj have married.
41 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Bihar state.
My brother Hitesh's wife Krsnan has gone blind from cataracts.
My son Balraj has moved out on his own.
42 years old
A major flood has hit India. 61 people have died and 26,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
My 's boyfriend Amandeep has graduated from secondary school.
43 years old
Peace.
My daughter Ashni has graduated from secondary school.
44 years old
Refused to invest in a risky deal to make money.
My brother Hitesh's wife Krsnan has been cured of cataracts.
My sister Eloksi's husband Ganpat has hookworm.
45 years old
My sister Eloksi's husband Ganpat has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
My son Balraj has hookworm.
Amandeep Jasmit and my daughter Ashni have married.
46 years old
My son Balraj has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
My daughter Ashni has moved out on her own.
Bhoja born to Ashni Jasmit
47 years old
A major flood has hit India. 127 people have died and 21,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Decided to use my job illegally to make money.
Made an extra 185,691 rupees illegally.
Invested 10000 rupees in medium-risk stock.
Invested 20000 rupees in land.
Cashed in 20000 rupees from land.
Invested 48610 rupees in land.
48 years old
My brother Banarasi's wife Lakshana has reduced vision from cataracts.
Anand born to Ashni Jasmit
49 years old
Ashok born to Ashni Jasmit
50 years old
My brother Banarasi has mouth cancer.
51 years old
Kishori born to Ashni Jasmit
My Kishori has died of anencephaly in childbirth.
52 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Rajasthan state.
Anadrishti born to Ashni Jasmit
My husband Hiral has hookworm.
53 years old
My brother Banarasi's wife Lakshana has been cured of cataracts.
My son Balraj has been cured of depression.
Kerani born to Ashni Jasmit
My husband Hiral has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
54 years old
I suffered a case of food poisoning.
My brother Banarasi has ischemic heart disease.
55 years old
I suffered a case of food poisoning.
A major earthquake has hit India. 904 people have died and 1,400,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
56 years old
My brother Banarasi's wife Lakshana has died at age 64 in a road traffic accident.
57 years old
My brother Banarasi has died at age 64 from a heart attack.
Parimal born to Abhirka Jayantilal
Asmati born to Ashni Jasmit
58 years old
Peace.
59 years old
60 years old
My brother Hitesh has died at age 66 from a stroke.
My brother Hitesh's wife Krsnan has reduced vision from cataracts.
Sahana born to Abhirka Jayantilal
61 years old
I suffered a case of food poisoning.
A major earthquake has hit India. 2,046 people have died and 1,900,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Sporadic localized fighting in Tamil Nadu state.
62 years old
Chahna born to Ashni Jasmit
63 years old
My brother Hitesh's wife Krsnan has arthritis of the hip.
64 years old
Peace.
My sister Eloksi has reduced vision from cataracts.
65 years old
I suffered a case of food poisoning.
A major tropical storm has hit India. 319 people have died and 1,200,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
My father has reduced vision from cataracts.
66 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Punjab state.
Too old to continue working as a farm worker.
Began work as a domestic helper.
67 years old
Lost my investment in medium-risk stock.
Peace.
Cashed in 0 rupees from medium-risk stock.
My father has died at age 96 from a heart attack.
Inherited money from my parents.
My sister Eloksi's husband Ganpat has arthritis of the hip.
My son Balraj has ischemic heart disease.
68 years old
A major flood has hit India. 1,260 people have died and 48,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Sporadic localized fighting in Maharashtra state.
69 years old
Cashed in 88570 rupees from land.
My sister Eloksi's husband Ganpat has reduced vision from cataracts.
70 years old
I have reduced vision from cataracts.
Peace.
71 years old
My husband Hiral has hookworm.
72 years old
Cashed in 112741 rupees from land.
My husband Hiral has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
73 years old
My son Balraj has died at age 51 from a heart attack.
74 years old
My sister Eloksi has been cured of cataracts.
My sister Eloksi has arthritis of the knee.
My sister Eloksi's husband Ganpat has been cured of cataracts.
75 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.
My brother Hitesh's wife Krsnan has died at age 82 from pneumonia.
76 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Maharashtra state.
Too old to continue working as a domestic helper.
Began work as a caretaker.
77 years old
Injured in a mishap and suffered some nerve damage..
Hurt in an accident.
My sister Eloksi has diabetes.
78 years old
My sister Eloksi has had malaria.
79 years old
Peace.
80 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.
My sister Eloksi has reduced vision from cataracts.
81 years old
Too old to continue working as a caretaker.
Began work as a subsistence farmer.
My husband Hiral has ischemic heart disease.
82 years old
A major flood has hit India. 514 people have died and 34,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Too old to continue working as a subsistence farmer.
My husband Hiral has died at age 82 from a heart attack.
83 years old
Borrowed 10000 rupees in a family loan loan.
A major earthquake has hit India. 458 people have died and 1,400,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Met a new man I like very much, named Kala Harbir.
Rejected by Kala Harbir.
My daughter Ashni has reduced vision from cataracts.
My daughter Ashni's husband Amandeep has arthritis of the hip.
84 years old
85 years old
Decided not to give money to charity.
A major flood has hit India. 120 people have died and 44,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
My sister Eloksi died from general complications of old age.
My son Balraj's wife Abhirka has diabetes.
My daughter Ashni has been cured of cataracts.
86 years old
Died at age 86 from a heart attack.
Woffles!
