When mid-day had reported in December about acid attack survivor Mabiya Mandal’s only wish being to see her daughter go to school, moved readers sent funds from all corners of the city, to help realise her dream. However, the absence of five-year-old Anisha’s birth certificate had kept the school admissions on hold. That is, till Mulund resident Akash Desai (21) and his classmate Prathamesh Palkar (21), both in the final year of Engineering, volunteered to trace the birth certificate.

Good samaritans: Akash (left) and Prathamesh share a lighthearted moment with Anisha. Pic/Datta Kumbhar