“Inside the Walls of Hope: Little Flower Leprosy Hospital, Bihar”
In a quiet ward of the Little Flower Leprosy Hospital in Bihar, a young man sits silently, listening, learning, and perhaps healing in ways medicine cannot capture. Opposite him, an elderly man with bandaged feet speaks with a resilience etched deep into his face. This powerful black-and-white moment, captured within the hospital’s dormitories, tells the story of thousands who’ve been forgotten by the world but embraced by this humble institution.
Founded in 1982 by Father Christudas Rajappan, the Little Flower Leprosy Welfare Association is more than just a hospital. It is a sanctuary for the marginalized — those disfigured by disease and distanced by society. Here, leprosy patients not only receive free treatment, food, and shelter, but also dignity.
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