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Journalism of Courage
For the inmates of Udayan, the home for children of leprosy patients at Barrackpore near Kolkata, today was a sad day. And the main reason was not that their famous benefactor played his last Test match, but that they couldn8217;t watch their Steve-da Waugh live because the only TV set at the home doesn8217;t have a satellite connection.
8216;8216;We feel sad that Steve-da today played his last Test match. We also couldn8217;t watch his last innings. Of course, we heard the commentary on radio and what a match he played!8217;8217; Krishna Mandal and Mithun Singh, himself hopeful of playing big cricket one day, told The Indian Express. One the eve of Steve Day at Sydney, the Udayan authorities e-mailed a goodwill message to Steve. A special message also went across from Lakshmi Kumari, the disabled girl Waugh sponsors. 8216;8216;I also requested him to visits us more often,8217;8217; Lakshmi said. The home patronised by French author Dominique Lapierre was set up in 1978. Waugh8217;s annual visits, often with wife Lynette, are easily the happiest days in the lives of these underprivileged children.
