Ragini Kumari, 9, walks through her home village near Muzaffarpur, India. She was badly burnt by a Kerosene fire when she was 2 years old. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)
Ragini's mother dries her hair after a bath at their home. Ragini is one of over 6 million people burnt in India every year. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)
Ragini sits on her father's lap as they journey by train from their remote village to Varnasi, India. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)
Burn victims wait outside of Dr. Subodh Singh's office in Varnasi, India. People come from across India come seeking life-changing surgeries. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)
Dr Subodh Singh, left, attends to one of his burn victim patients at his clinic. He performs free surgery for the poorest of the poor of India. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)
Renowned plastic surgeon to the poor, Dr. Subodh Singh examines Ragini. Her family is deeply impoverished and like millions of India's poor she has been unable to secure the necessary surgery. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)
Ragini's mother is comforted by one of the clinic workers. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)
Dr. Subodh Singh operates on Ragini. Since she was burned at age two, she has suffered constrictions of her neck and shoulders and lived in a permanently cramped and restricted position ever since. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)
Dr. Subodh Singh comforts Ragini before her surgery begins. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)
Ragini's father, younger sister, and mother stay by her side following her reconstructive surgery. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)
Renowned plastic surgeon to the poor, Dr Subodh Singh poses for a portrait in the operating room of his clinic. He performs free surgery for the poorest of the poor of India. (Photo credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Blue Chalk Media)

Burned Girl

April 30, 2015  :  With WonderWork
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About the Project

WonderWork is a charitable organization that provides free surgeries for children in the poorest countries of the world. Blue Chalk traveled to India to document the powerful story of Ragini, a nine-year-old girl who was severely burned and, after seven and a half years, treated by a renowned plastic surgeon for the poor, Dr. Subodh Kumar Singh.

Ragini is one of millions of children who are suffering from severe burn injuries. Through a quick and inexpensive miracle surgery, these children can be saved, according to WonderWork. The video and stills documenting Ragini's surgery support BurnRescue, a WonderWork charity created to provide free surgeries for these children.

Contributors
  • Brent Stirton/Getty Images, Co-Director
  • Robert Wilson, Co-Director
  • Greg Snider, Editor
  • Dan Quintero, Assistant Editor
  • Gayatri Kaul, Producer
  • Jamie Francis, Additional cinematography
  • 2-Track Mind, Original music
  • Digital One, Sound design
  • Rob Finch, Creative Director
  • Greg Moyer, Co-Executive Producer
  • Pam Huling, Co-Executive Producer
Services Provided
  • Original Cinematography
  • Original Music Composition
  • Original Still Photography
  • Post-Production
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