Rashmi Pai, a mediator for all

Meet Rashmi Pai, a dedicated worker at the Bombay Leprosy Project's clinic in Sion. She has been working with BLP for 33 years and shows no sign of slowing down.

Rashmi first got to know about leprosy in school, when she remembers seeing some slideshows. She had also heard about social worker Baba Amte and his work in rehabilitating and empowering leprosy patients. Always harbouring an interest in helping other people, Rashmi decided to join BLP.

Rashmi's is a familiar face to Mumbai Smiles visitors as she is the one who educates them about leprosy and its treatment.

Her responsibilities with BLP include programming and planning their projects, monitoring patients, supervising admissions and other patient services. She is the all-important mediator between the various arms of BLP.

Rashmi is 58 years old and has one son. Such is her commitment that she travels every day from Borivali to Sion, a journey of several hours. The world needs more people like her.