Monika More ties a rakhi using prosthetic arms

The act of tying a rakhi is something most sisters in India take for granted. But for Monika More, the 17-year-old who lost her arms under a local train at Ghatkopar earlier this year, the ritual held special significance.

The act of tying a rakhi is something most sisters in India take for granted. But for Monika More, the 17-year-old who lost her arms under a local train at Ghatkopar earlier this year, the ritual held special significance.

Showing increasing skill in the use of her myoelectrically controlled prosthetic arms, Monika beamed as she tied a tight knot around her brother Kartik’s wrist at their Kurla home. Pic/Atul Kamble

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