Tuesday 5 June 2012

Poignant story of a tobacco victim

All because of tobacco use, Navin Khanna of Delhi suffers from poor quality of life today. 

Two years ago, he was diagnosed with oral cancer, changing his and his family's life forever.


More well-known as India's crow man, Navin holds a Limca record for his friendship with wild crows. 



Also a mining engineer and writer, he confesses to paying scant regard to warning messages given on gutkha packets.


His wife Sunila Khanna says, "People would stare at his disfigured face and enquire how it happened. Their concern and sympathy would vanish when they hear it was caused due to tobacco use." 

In this poignant narrative, Naveen shares his battle with oral cancer and how tobacco use brought about a down-turn to his otherwise healthy and hearty life ...




Courtesy: IBN Live

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