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Making a rural impact: TLMTI’s Dr Manotosh Elkana wins the prestigious Healers of India award

April 11 was yet another day when a TLMTI (The Leprosy Mission Trust India) staff made history! Dr Manotosh Elkana (MBBS, MS – Gen. Surgery), reconstructive surgery specialist and the medical superintendent of TLM Chandkhuri Hospital in Chhattisgarh received the prestigious HEALERS OF INDIA AWARD Season 2, presented by Apollo Hospitals, in collaboration with Network 18 (one of the largest media conglomerates with diversified but synergistic interests in Television with its bouquet of 50 channels in India and 13 international channels), in a function organised in New Delhi, on April 11.

When some doors open, they open wide

Ever since Sangita came to her husband, Yashwant Bawanekar’s house in Solamoh, in Amravati district of Maharashtra, she felt ill at ease. Having come from a small family, her husband’s large family of seven members was too much for her – it robbed her of the solitude which she savoured much.

A frontline soldier’s story: How Rajkumar leads the fight against social exclusion of people affected by leprosy

The sparkle of steely determination that shone in Rajkumar’s eyes was convincing enough for The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s SOAR (Securing Opportunities towards Advancing Revenue) project team to propose his name as one of the members of the board of directors of a milk producer company that the project was facilitating. Rajkumar was no different from the other board members – he was also affected by leprosy.

A double whammy and double strength to overcome them

The question haunted them many days badgering their every waking hour. “Why us, why us,” they asked themselves a thousand times!
The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s PARTI (Partnerships, Advocacy, Research and Training towards Inclusion) project staff had done a good deal of leprosy awareness programmes in Vadakkupalayam village in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. After this, the project set up an information centre and an early intervention centre in the village to help people get timely help when they confront leprosy.

Arif Khan: The joy of having something to look forward to

A Class 10 student in one of the best schools in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, Arif Khan enjoyed life to the hilt. With many friends in school and in his village, he never had a boring moment in life. At home also, he had a gala time with his parents and siblings – he is part of a large family of 12 members.