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Significant figures: Is leprosy a disease of the past?

How old is leprosy? No one knows for sure. But researchers believe the earliest evidence of leprosy comes from a 4,000-year-old human skeleton which excavated in Balathal, in Udaipur district of Rajasthan, in 2009. But this 4,000-year-old disease is still encapsulated in many myths and misconceptions.

Winning is a matter of attitude

Sitting quietly on the hospital bed, he stared into space. The snow-white clouds rolling merrily along the deep blue sky didn’t interest him. The halo of melancholy around him thickened every moment. He turned his gaze to his lap. A tear rolled down his cheek and fell on the open book resting on his lap, smudging his name – Kishan Kumar – written in blue ink.

Meet Sukrita and Rakhi, the 2 Unbeatable Girls

Sukrita Sahu and Rakhi Yadav have one thing in common – life treated both of them badly in their childhood, but they refused to be defeated.

What’s great about Kailash Belsare?

22-year-old Kailash Belsare belongs to a tribal community in Baglinga village in Amravati district of Maharashtra. He runs a grocery store in his village and earns more than Rs 250 every day. And his family, comprising his mother and brother, lives comfortably with this income.

Wandered… Wondered… Wonderful: That’s What Bindu Kisku Says about Her Life

5-year-old Bindu didn’t know why she, with her mother and 6-month-old sister, was living on the streets and eating what passers-by would give them. That was way back in 1975. She remembered living a happy life with her parents and siblings in their small, but comfortable house. The rest were hazy images parading before her eyes making her shudder every time they appeared.