If i were rain is a book about children, by children it is a visual and testimonial tribute to the spirit of indias children who live in the very difficult circumstances of poverty, exploitation and exclusion structured around the convention on the rights of the child, the book examines indias urban reality in the context of basic childs rights and the experiences of children living in disadvantage through their voices, poetry, art and in-depth stories, these children talk about their greatest challenges and their hopes for the future the title of the book, if i were rain is taken from a series of art workshops in which a group of children experienced empowerment through the imaginative possibility of being rain these works of art and expression open every significant section in the book dealing with the rights of the child if i were rain endeavours to tell it like it is by no means does it trivialise the underlying extreme adversity in which these children grow, learn and create on the contrary, it explores the wealth of intelligence, creativity and joy that is also part of their lives the book seeks support for children not from a standpoint of pity - rather from a concern for perfect children in an imperfect world to data seeks 8000 copies of the book have been sold all proceeds from the sale of this book will go towards supporting projects that address the critical need of disadvantaged children in india about the author nanni singh is executive director and founder member of youthreach she is deeply inspired by her work giving up a career in design, she was motivated by the possibility of building bridges between communities, people and issues she has actively engaged in developing awareness campaigns, publications and events focusing on issues of social and ecological injustice from