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Caring for their feet so that they can reach home safe

Indian Railways’ Toofan Express chugged in to New Delhi Railway Station on a pleasant afternoon in August, 1983. 18-year-old Luska Karmakar got ready to alight from the train. He had many apprehensions about the big city of Delhi.

A fearless mind, conquers all

The fact that fear is only in your head, is proved rightly by Birendra Kumar, 35, who went through his ulcer treatment of his right foot in May 2014, at TLM Naini Hospital. In 2005, he was injured with a stone in Mumbai. He spent over Rs 2 lakhs on his treatment, but no doctor could diagnose or offer suitable treatment.

Mamta: A resolve to break barriers

Sixteen-year-old Mamta lives in Ashadeep leprosy colony, in Durg, Chhattisgarh, with her parents. Her father, Mr Ramadin Patel, was affected by leprosy and is now completely cured. He and his wife work as labourers in a construction site. Mamta has two brothers – one is studying and other discontinued education to financially support his family.