Bindi Sheth’s exhibition focuses on the lives of differently-abled children | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Bindi Sheth’s exhibition focuses on the lives of differently-abled children | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Pallavi Chattopadhyay |Updated: August 9, 2019 10:40:40 am

Bindi Sheth’s exhibition focuses on the lives of differently-abled children

Nearly 35 photographs put the spotlight on the works of Prabhat Education Foundation, started by its founder Keshav Chatterjee in Ahmedabad, which serves children with special needs from low-income communities through counselling, therapy and learning activities

One of the photographs on display at the exhibition.

With her stiff body stretching up to an adult human’s arm length, and legs curled up all the time, Misba, 17, the daughter of a toy seller, is cradled in her teacher’s arm at her home, in a black-and-white photograph by Bindi Sheth. Suffering from microcephaly, wherein a child’s head is much smaller, leaving her with intellectual disability, the weight of her tiny body remained static for seven years, and she passed away six months ago. Three of her siblings suffer from the same condition and become part of the exhibition “Like Us”, which offers an intimate look into the lives of differently-abled children.