The young man with the thin white stick at the traffic light was obviously blind. He was not a destitute but needy. His very modest shirt and trousers bore testimony to that. As the traffic halted on the light turning red, he carefully got off the kerb, felt his way through to whatever was within reach — scooter, car or truck driver’s cabin — and sought whatever people had to offer.

><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'><B>Subir Roy:</B> There are beggars and beggars</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>It is painful to see people often shrink away from a leper

Subir Roy: There are beggars and beggars

It is painful to see people often shrink away from a lepers outstretched stump of a hand

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