Just as he was preparing to rejoin school as a ninth grader, 13-year-old Shashank Iyer’s plans suffered a huge blow earlier this month, when some debris fell on him from a construction site near his home, fracturing his skull. After spending over a fortnight in the hospital, the young boy was finally discharged on Wednesday.

Doctors have also advised Shashank to stay away from crowded, noisy places, and refrain from activities like swimming and cycling, much to the teenager’s dismay. Pic/Sameer Markande