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NOW A PROSTHETIC HAND WITH WHICH ONE CAN WRITE, EAT AND EVEN DRIVE A CAR - Bangalore: Everyone is familiar with the Jaipur foot, a remarkable innovation where an artificial foot is tailored to suit the Indian lifestyle. Now at the recently organised Jaipur limb camp, at Delhi, a multi-purpose prosthetic hand has been provided with which one can write, eat and even drive a car or ride a bicycle without much difficulty. At the camp, a beneficiary gleefully demonstrated what he could do after being fitted with the Jaipur limb. He jumped, ran and even danced on stage. Addressing the gathering, he said: “I am no different from normal people. I sometimes forget that I have an artificial limb. The camp was organised by Rotary Bangalore, Peenya, in association with Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayatha Samiti, Jaipur and supported by Rotary International District 1250 and 1130. Twelve sample pieces of the prosthetic hand were donated by the U.K. Rotary Club. Participants were provided free board, lodging, calipers, walkers, tricycles, wheelchairs, as well as surgery, if needed. The aim was to reach out to the disabled everywhere.