As a travel guide in Matheran, Satish Dabekar’s entire livelihood is dependent on his ability to take tourists around the popular hill station and show them the most scenic spots. So, when his leg was amputated earlier this year, it all seemed over. But, it was in Mumbai that Dabekar found new hope recently, in the form of a custom-made prosthetic leg.

After a couple of hours of practising on the Jaipur Leg, Satish Dabekar was able to walk on his own. Pics/Satyajit Desai