November 2018 \ News \ Photo Essay
SAHIL’S JOURNEY WITH AIDS

There was a time in the 1990s when the words AIDS, new to India, made most people gulp in horror. Sahil, affected by this deadly ...

By Sipra Das
  • Displaying the numerous awards he has won for his work

There was a time in the 1990s when the words AIDS, new to India, made most people gulp in horror. Sahil, affected by this deadly disease as a young boy, emerged from the back of beyond of rural India to transform not only his own life, but that of thousands of others. His journey is one of courage, trust and discipline. These qualities have helped him overcome major social and personal obstacles and become who he is today—head of an NGO called OPNP + A Support Group in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar that counsels thousands of AIDS victims in and around the national capital.




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