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Feisty director draws and sells pictures to make "Kashmir Dreams"

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Siju Vijayan, is a homeopathic doctor who was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disorder that confines him toa wheelchair. But Vijayan is also an artist and film director with a dream: of making a travel film showcasing the beauty of India from Dhanushkodi in the south to Kashmir in the very north. And to fund it, this feisty 39-year-old has drawn and put up 75 acrylic paintings for sale. Here's his story.

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