Just like Baahubali, this Photo of Andhra Dad carrying sick baby

Mangalore Today News Network

Visakhapatnam, Sep 28, 2016: In neck deep water, a worried father in Andhra Pradesh carried his baby girl holding her high above his head to reach a doctor on Tuesday. An eyewitness’ photograph of the pair resembles a publicity still for the blockbuster movie Baahubali which shows actor Ramya Krishna holding a baby above swirling water.

 

30-year-old Pangi Satti Babu was desperate to get medical help for his six-month-old daughter who was running a high fever. Large parts of Visakhapatnam, where they live, are routinely submerged in water whenever it rains. This week was no exception.

Satti Babu trekked through about 100 metres of neck-deep water and over 5 kilometres through land to get to the nearest state-run primary health centre where a doctor was available. The baby, who has not yet been named, is recovering after being given medicines.

The photo was put up on Facebook by activist Srinivas Ganjivarapu and is being circulated on social media to highlight the inaccessibility of several parts of the country to healthcare even in an emergency. Also because it is mirroring the shot from Rajamouli’s Baahubali, which starred Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka and Ramya.