Archive · 17 Aug 2025
Army Doctor Helps Boy Find Voice After Eight Years
Akshay, a young boy from Kathua, hadn't been able to speak for eight years because of a cleft lip and palate.
An Army doctor, Captain Salunkhe, noticed him and began helping.
Because there were no speech therapists nearby, the doctor learned how to teach Akshay himself.
Every day for eight weeks, the doctor worked with Akshay, doing exercises to help him make sounds.
Slowly, Akshay learned to speak words and then sentences.
Finally, he was able to call his parents, which they described as a miracle.
The doctor's kindness helped bring hope to the entire community.
Eight-year-old Akshay Sharma, from Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, found his voice after eight years of silence.
Akshay, born with a cleft lip and palate, had a surgery at age three but couldn't speak.
Army doctor Captain Saurabh Salunkhe provided speech therapy due to the lack of local facilities.
Salunkhe dedicated two to three hours daily for eight weeks to train Akshay.
Akshay, a Class 3 student, began speaking with confidence and called his parents.
- Who
- Akshay Sharma and Army doctor Captain Saurabh Salunkhe.
- What
- An eight-year-old boy found his voice after eight years of silence through speech therapy.
- When
- Over eight weeks.
- Where
- Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Why
- Due to lack of local speech therapy resources.
- Child's Name
- Akshay Sharma
- Age
- 8 years
- Location
- Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir
- Medical Condition
- Cleft lip and palate
- Treatment Provider
- Captain Saurabh Salunkhe, Army doctor
- Duration of Therapy
- 8 weeks