After the two hour journey, we finally arrived in Cuttack.

We drove down a narrow dusty road into - what felt like - a small village. There was a loud sound coming from where we were heading, the sound turned out to be two guys playing conch shells. It was quite amazing how they kept the sound going constantly…apparently they learn to circualte the air they blow…

I was pretty nervous about meeting Mandakini, I hadn’t heard that much about her - but from what I did know, I knew she was an amazingly strong young woman - who had been through more than most of us can even imagine. I finally met with her as she greeted me outside of the comminity conselling center she runs. I was blessed by her colleagues amd felt incredibly humbled.

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