It doesn't appear on any map; is barely visited by authorities; its people live in almost medieval conditions. For the world, this is a faraway village, Lal Buksh Sheikh, in Larkana city in northern Sindh; but for Aqeel-ur-Rehman and his 8-year old daughter, Anisha, this village is their whole world. Born deaf and mute into a family whose daily income is less than USD 10, Anisha's life is the epitome of struggle with varying degrees. The twin impairment have a compounding effect on Anisha's learning as a student. Ideally, a physical or any impairment should not have any effect on a student's ability to learn to read and write as long as the