These children are scarred for life By Anubha Sawhney Joshi, 25 May 2008

Doctors believe Subhana is doing well medically. Says Dr R S Mittal, the HoD neuro-surgery at Jaipur's SMS Hospital, "Most of her wounds have healed. In fact, she was walking inside the ward with her grandmother, to the delight of every one there." Emotionally, though, it's another story. "She is still keeping unusually quiet and is very scared. The effect of this shock will take a long time to wear off," says Mittal. While in hospital, Subhana has heard the word 'blast' again and again. Little wonder, then, that she asked her father, "Papa, blast kya hota hai?" (Papa, what is a blast?). Unfortunately, Mustafa has no answers to give his little daughter...