His name is Nikileshwar. He is an orphan. His father murdered his mother, then left town. Every day of his young life, Nikileshwar’s relatives told him to grow up big and strong, so that someday he can find his dad and kill him.

Nikileshwar’s story could easily get lost in the numbers. After all, he’s just one of 30 million orphans in India. He’s lived through tremendous trauma: extreme violence, severe poverty and the profound psychological and emotional damage of abandonment. Read More