On October 24, 2009, we started our trip to Rampur by road. It was a beautiful morning in Delhi and the bustle of the people had begun mush earlier. Along with me were Dr. Umang Mathur, Chief Medical Officer, and Arun Arora, CEO, of Shroff Charity Eye Hospital. We left Delhi at 7:00 AM on a treacherous road, and it was a 4-1/2 hour journey to reach Rampur. Although there has been much improvement in the highways system linking major cities in India, road to smaller, more rural areas are usually single laned and barely paved. As we passed from small town to small town, you could see various people going about their day – farmers delivering their crops, shipping truck getting their wares to the next major city and vendors selling fruits and vegetables.
