Smita, 6, and Abhay Dattarey, 5, are called the 'crawling children' in their village in Latur. While all the other kids their age are running around, the Dattarey siblings never learnt to walk because of a rare congenital condition called Tibial hemimelia. Their lower legs were short and folded inwards, leaving them with no option but to crawl on their knees.

Their father, Dattarey Waghmare, 27, dreams of the day his children will walk to school. Earning a modest Rs 4,000 a month, the farmer has already spent his entire life savings and taken a deep dive into debt to pay for medical treatment to make his dream come true.