Nutrition warrior, V Ramani

Parveen Sheikh and her son Rehan pose for a photograph in Ellora village, which lies some four hundred kilometres north-east of Mumbai in Aurangabad division. The Rajmata Jijau nutrition mission helped save Rehan. Thousands of mothers in Maharashtra are grateful to the mission and its work for saving the lives of their children. HT Photo

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Updated on Dec 26, 2011 01:27 am IST 5 Photos
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Parveen Sheikh and her son Rehan pose for a photograph in Ellora village, which lies some four hundred kilometres north-east of Mumbai in Aurangabad division. The Rajmata Jijau nutrition mission helped save Rehan. Thousands of mothers in Maharashtra are grateful to the mission and its work for saving the lives of their children. HT Photo
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Shrusti Kaduse and her daughter in Ellora village of Aurangabad division with take home rations of the ICDS. The rations rarely helped children but they are now no longer futile because of child development centres. HT Photo
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An important part of the nutrition mission was the setting up of child development centres. This photograph shows a children's corner at a child development centre in Dangaon village in Aurangabad division. HT Photo

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Ramani, when he was posted in Aurangabad division, took several successful steps against malnutrition. His ideas were picked up by the state government to form the Rajmata Jijau nutrition mission which has helped people like Sunita Thomre, who is holding her child Tejas at an anganwadi centre in Mandki village in Vaijapur block of Aurangabad. Anganwadi worker Nirmala Thomre is also seen in the photograph. HT Photo
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V Ramani, former head of the Maharashtra's nutrition mission, is a hero of the system. Thanks to his work, Maharashtra reported a 60% drop between 2005 and 2010 in the number of severely malnourished children. HT Photo

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