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An accident changed the course of life for the Patnaiks and their five-year-old son Venkat.
In April 2018, Kuldeep, Pramila and their son Venkat were driving back to their hometown of Balangir in Odisha from Kolkata, West Bengal, a distance of about 750 km, when they met with an accident. Although they escaped unscathed, it shook the couple to their core. To this day, if Kuldeep sees a road accident, it unsettles him for days.
It came as a stark reminder to the fragility of life. It also sent the couple on an urgent quest to help their son discover …
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