When you first pick up Unsung and flip through its pages, the aesthetically published monochromatic manual gives you the feel of a coffee-table book. Every page is adorned with real life pictures clicked by photojournalist Mahesh Bhat and stories written by journalist Anita Pratap.
The pictures are nothing short of beautiful, each narrating a story of its own. The book cover says it is a tribute to ordinary Indian citizens who have dedicated themselves to improving the lives of people around them. It leaves the reader wondering what lies in these pictures.
As you read on, you are taken through the stories of nine laymen from different parts of India. All nine with a story worth telling–stories that will inspire you and make you question the very purpose of your life. The book brings to the fore, not stories of celebrities or renown people, but stories of the ‘unsung’. Each story with a protagonist as real as you and I.
Take the story of Chewang Norphel, who has built artificial glaciers in Leh or George Pulikuthiyil, who has been fighting for the protection of human rights or Subhashini Mistry, who fulfilled her dream of building a hospital for the poor–all because she lost her husband since she couldn’t afford his treatment.
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