With blind wife and 2-year-old kid, 50-year-old man starts longest walk of his life

Vastaram Maske had his hands full as he headed towards the Patradevi border on Friday. Trudging down the highway in the scorching sun, he led his blind wife with one hand, and held his two-year-old infant, Kushi, in the other. For the 50-year-old, Patradevi would only be the first of many obstacles—his family’s destination was their home in Aurangabad, almost 600km away.