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Khurshida was born deafblind in a remote village, Umrapur in Barabanki district, (UP), where the only reality was abject poverty.
Khurshida was born deafblind in a remote village, Umrapur in Barabanki district, (UP), where the only reality was abject poverty. A hand to mouth existence coupled with social stigma would have taken mammoth resilience from Khurshida’s mother to sustain her. Due to lack of proper nutrition, care and training, Khurshida lived a vegetable existence in a corner of the hut, totally dependant on her mother, surviving on a bowl of rice starch.
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