Abha Bhagwat, a Pune-based painter, was in Anandwan, Baba Amte´s Leprosy rehabilitation centre in Chandrapur district, a few years ago. She came across leprosy patients who suffered from the stigma of having disfigured hands. Known for using the city´s walls as her canvas, Bhagwat worked with Sheetal, Amte´s granddaughter, to create something with the patients. She got them to make impressions of their hands on the wall and then turned them into blooming, colourful flowers in a giant naturescape that became a mural. Advertising This, she says, is what all her wall paintings are aimed at - to turn what´s considered ugly into something beautiful. Bhagwat, 43, who teaches art at Aksharnandan...
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