Safe Harbour On Both Sides

Success Is in Your Hands Sudha Chandran, a dancer from South India, is that example. At the age of sixteen, on 2 May 1981, she met with an accident in which her right leg was broken. She was immediately admitted to a local hospital. Unfortunately, the doctors made a serious mistake—they applied a plaster without giving an anti-tetanus injection or taking the necessary precautions. As the pain worsened, her parents took her to a major hospital in Madras. There, doctors diagnosed tetanus, and despite all efforts, her condition didn’t improve. In the end, her leg had to be amputated below the knee. Someone once said, “Love removes all obstacles.” This came true in Sudha’s life—her deep love for dance overcame everything. After the amputation, she would often cry and ask, “I want to dance. Will I ever dance again?” She was treated like any other patient—and eventually fitted with an artificial limb called the Jaipur Foot. Its inventor, Dr. P. K. Sethi, came to know about Sudha’s dream through her teacher. Dr. Sethi said, “If Sudha truly has the desire, she will be able to dance like a person with normal limbs. She just