The Dentist Who Lost His Eyesight but Gained an Inner Vision

CIRCA 2004, Dr Jitender Aggarwal (29) and his wife Dr Suman were running two dental clinics in Delhi. They had a young son and led a happy life.

- Krishnan Kalra

Suddenly Jitender was afflicted with macular degeneration and learnt that he would lose his eyesight. Their world crashed and a dark future loomed large. Family asked Jitender to help at the small grocery shop. He didn’t like the idea. Meantime, the disease progressed and soon his central vision was gone.

Aggarwal spent three years doing all sorts of work and realised that there were too many hurdles for a person with disability. Some well-wishers advised, “why don’t you do something for others like you”; this ignited an inner vision and a fire in the belly; he dreamt about the day he could touch the lives of every PwD in India.

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