Kalyan Kumar was a very illustrious person. Leprosy could not exhaust the flame of hope in him. His Masters Degree and the innumerable poems written and published by him are evidence of this. In order to settle down and gain independence, he asked Sumanahalli to organize an STD phone booth at the City Railway Station in Bangalore. It was inaugurated on the 8th of May, 2000 by Mr. Veda Murthy, Director of Disabled Welfare, in the presence of a large number of his friends and well-wishers. He was presented his award by President of India, Mr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on the 3rd of December, 2002.

Affected by leprosy when he was 15, Mehboob had to leave his native Bidar and come to Bangalore. Since he could not get a job, he had to beg for a living, and married a girl who also was a beggar. The police arrested them and brought them to Sumanahalli for treatment and rehabilitation. He worked in the gardens there and was most happy planting trees. Today, he is very happy to see those trees having grown big. Being uneducated, he joined our adult literacy class to learn to read and write. Sumanahalli placed him at NIMHANS where his relationship with his fellow employees was very good. His productivity was as good as that of his non-handicapped colleagues. Mehboob received his award for being Most Efficient Handicapped Employee on World Disabled Day in 1993.

Sadananda came to Sumanahalli carried in by two leprosy-affected patients from C.L. Hospital, in a very sick state. He had to be given special treatment for his hands and legs. After he was cured, he was sent to Karigiri for reconstructive surgery on both his hands and legs, which took over a year. He had to learn a new trade, so he was put in leather craft training. Being very intelligent and gifted, he became a trainer himself. Sumanahalli helped him begin his own leather unit- "Udaya Leather Works". Since then he has started employing many of his leprosy-cured fellows.

Ramesh was affected by leprosy when he was 11 years old. He later lost both his parents as a teenager. Negligence and ignorance made his condition worse by the time he reached the 9th standard. He was brought to Sumanahalli in 1989, underwent treatment for a year, and was cured. He worked in a petrol station for some months, during which time he finished his SSLC and obtained admission to do his PUC (Pre-University Course). He then obtained a job at NIMHANS as an attender in 1991, under the disability quota. His superiors at the Radiology Dept. there found Ramesh to be very efficient and honest. He was awarded the Most Efficient Handicapped Employee on World Disabled Day in 1993 in recognition of his work.