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FORSAKEN BY THE WORLD: The hospital staff has found place within their hearts to adopt Soni.

FORSAKEN BY THE WORLD: The hospital staff has found place within their hearts to adopt Soni.

Hospital adopts disabled kid shunned by society

In a country where poverty is a curse, disability mired in poverty is a curse twice over. Life for disabled children in India is hard, the society is cruel and the Government callous. For this little girl though, life was kind. Ten-year-old Soni, mentally and physically challenged, has been adopted by a hospital in Aurangabad after she was found abandoned outside the hospital's OPD.

HELPING HANDS: Vidyaakar has built a school as well as a special learning center for the mentally challenged.

Lending a helping hand to abused kids

He's the protector of almost 2,000 people and learnt early on in life that working for the needy was his calling.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/lending-a-helping-hand-to-abused-kids/32561-3.html

HAPPY TIMES: For all the 158 women inmates of Ashra, Diwali is a time to forget their sufferings.

Festival sparkles women's shelter

For the inmates of Ashra, a home for mentally challenged women in Orissa, Diwali is a time to remember a happy past.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/festival-sparkles-womens-shelter/24420-3.html

HOUSE ARREST: Nikhat Bano, a mentally challenged woman, has been locked up for the past three months by her father.

Man locks up daughter for 3 mths

A mentally unstable woman was locked up in her house for three months by her father, who has gone on pilgrimage.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/man-locks-up-daughter-for-3-mths/16330-3.html

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