Dressed smartly in a lemon green top and blue jeans, Amita Dutta sat inconspicuously at her stall like any other person. It was the brilliant array of coffee paintings displayed behind her that attracted crowds at the recently concluded Coffee Santhe, organised by the Women Coffee Alliance-India Chapter (WCA-I) in Bengaluru. But there was more to Amita than just her paintings. As a toddler at a little over two years, Amita Dutta seemed just like any other child. However, it was a visit from her maternal grandparents from Laos in April 1974 that led to a startling discovery. Rani Vahi, her grandmother, had come laden with several gifts including jingly toys. But when Amita did not respond to their sounds, it became a cause for worry. She advised Kamlesh Kapoor, Amita’s mother, to check if the child had any hearing problems. “I was shocked. I couldn’t believe that Amita could be deaf,” says 72-year-old Kamlesh.

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