On December 22, Andheri-resident Rohan Karkada boarded the local, unaware that his life would soon turn upside down. The 21-year-old college student met with an accident and lost his right arm, a few days before Christmas. While he survived an amputation and septicaemia, his ordeal is far from over. 

Down, but not out: Despite losing his right arm a few months ago, 21-year-old Rohan appeared for his first-year exams with the help of a writer at RD National College, Bandra. PIC/SAMEER MARKANDE