The Eighth Post of Mother Teresa

• Leprosy Centre at Titagarh was located in the industrial suburb of Calcutta which work were bring done by the Brothers.
• Shanty towns were growing in a terribly fast speed. Even the police kept away from it.
• Leprosy was a horrible disease which rotted fingers and toes, depressed noses and lost eyebrows.
• Sister Collett provided free medicene and vitamins for patients at the mobile clinic.
• The disease also spread to newborn children.
• Brother's work in Titagarh was threatened by gang leaders.
• The Brothers built a Rehabilitation Centre which included residential housing, hospital and cafeteria.
• Hundreds of patients got free medical care from the Brothers.
• ' To understand the poor, you must stand under the poor.' said BrotherMariadas.
• A taxi driver, who drove the author and Brother Mariadas to Shantinagar, finally realized that leprosy was not that terrible. It could be cured.
• Bengal government provided lots of material for Mother Teresa, included places.
• Pope Paul VI visited India as a guest of the Government in 1965.
• 1964 Lincoln Continental limousine flown out from the America to India.
• The environment in Shantinagar was getting better and improved.
• Mother Teresa was challenged to set up leprosy hospital and clinic in city. At last, she failed.
• The first mobile leprosy clinic was launched by Archbishop Perier in 1957.