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The inspiration to do so stemmed from a near-death experience, the resultant trauma and a life-changing realisation.

"The sheer joy I saw in the eyes of these people who could move around again filled me with a deep sense of happiness and pride. Many of them had lost both their legs. Some children at the camp without certain limbs were younger than 10 years of age."

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, a Mumbai-based NGO is planning to organise a camp in Ladakh next year to donate prosthetic legs, callipers, crutches, wheelchairs, and hearing aids to people with disabilities.