Books are splayed out like a rainbow in front of 13-year-old Saloni. She’s sitting on the floor doing homework in the small room she shares with her younger sister.
In her concrete-walled house in a crowded Mumbai suburb, a hatch in the floor reveals a steep metal ladder descending to her parents’ room. A mattress and sheets are rolled up neatly at the side ready to be used at night. There are no beds, chairs or tables.
