The Bicycle, the ID Card, and the Woman Who Refused to Be Written Off
For years, Rehana Khatun’s world was the size of her family’s home in Kumbhirgadi, a small village in Odisha’s Balasore district. A spinal cord condition called myelitis, discovered in her school years, made doctors too nervous to operate. So, she stayed at home, filled her days with chores and a tailoring job, and waited for…