Masthan Sahib has worked with Catholic nuns for four decades in a leprosy rehabilitation centre in Bengaluru, the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The centre, Sumanahalli, is under the Bangalore Archdiocese, aided by the state government, and managed by nuns and priests of different congregations. Sahib, a resident of Palamaner, a remote village in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state, Karnataka’s eastern neighbour, was trained by Catholic nuns from overseas to assist their work among leprosy patients. The 65-year-old Muslim shared with Global Sisters Report how he serves mostly Hindus and Catholic nuns without compromising his faith.
India’s poor deserve better than this
Concerns are being raised about whether the needs of poor and marginalized communities in India are receiving enough attention in current government policies. Observers say
