Wings of Courage: a Mother’s Story of Love, Loss and Resilience

Most of us have had moments where we thought: ‘Why, God? Why me?’

At the age of twenty, when she was just settling into a happy married life, Charu Malik was diagnosed
with muscular dystrophy, a debilitating and life-threatening disease. Within a few years, she was in
a wheelchair. But then something special happened: the birth of her son, Alok, who became her
reason to live and be happy.

Over the next two decades, Charu’s life turned upside down again. She wondered, ‘Why would God
be so cruel as to take my son away?’

Wings of Courage is a true story of how unforgiving life can be. The things we take for granted—whether being able to lift a finger or breathe normally—are no longer available to Charu. How
does someone who has been bedridden for more than a decade stop blaming God for the repeated
injustices dealt to her and find the courage to move on?
You should meet her, dear reader. Even today, she has a perpetual smile on her face. If you can’t
meet Charu, then journey with her as she chronicles her life in this book. She accepts God’s will but
refuses to surrender to her illness. She instead reserves her every assisted breath to help whoever
crosses her path through her charitable trust.

Her life is a beacon for those who give up at the slightest inconvenience and teaches everyone to
fight for this blessing called LIFE.