Mandi, Dec. 11 -- In the rugged mountains of Himachal Pradesh, where swollen streams transform into roaring threats and narrow footpaths disappear under landslides, fulfilling one's duty often requires extraordinary courage and unwavering determination.
This monsoon, a health worker from Mandi district exemplified such heroism, earning national recognition for her fearless service.
The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has honoured her after a striking photograph went viral, capturing her mid-leap across massive boulders with a raging rivulet surging below, a vaccine box clutched firmly in her hands, and an unyielding resolve to reach families stranded by the floods.
The image, shared widely across social media, became a powerful symb...