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In the burning belly of Jharia, India, childhood is traded for survival. Soot stains small hands that should have known chalk and kites, not coal and fire. The boy stands still, eyes older than his years, gripping a hammer heavier than his dreams. Around him, the earth exhales smoke like a wounded beast, while lives are carved from embers and ash. Here, playtime is replaced by labor, and innocence melts into necessity. This frame is not just a portrait of a child, but of a city on fire, where hope flickers faintly, struggling to breathe amid the flames.