The population of India is over one billion. Kavita comes from Pastapur village in Andhra Pradesh, a dry, drought-prone state in southern India.
People here are poor.
They lack resources such as farming tools and fertiliser to make the most of their small plots of land. Kavita As is common in India, Kavita was married very young and went to live in the city of Hyderabad. She came home soon afterwards because she was extremely unhappy in her new adult role. She takes the bus every day to school. Her family lives in a nearby village.