For me to receive training as a plumber and window installer, my parents gave my employer 1,100 pounds [500 kg] of wheat and 45 pounds [20 kg] of vegetable oil, which was almost their entire income for a year.
एक अप्रेंटिस के तौर पर जीवन — घर से मीलों दूर रहना और अकसर भोर से लेकर मध्यरात्रि तक काम करना — बहुत ही मुश्‍किल था ।