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"In those days blood donation was not common, nor were blood banks. The way blood is available readily now, it was not like that before", says Shabir Hussain Khan. (2/4)
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"I was a papier-mache artist but no one buys papier-mache products now, so I had to look for something else to make a living," he told The Quint.

You are our hero, Shabir. (4/4)

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