Kittanna, 21, has cerebral palsy. Brother Sridhar's (far left) mental growth is retarded. The Kodenkiri stream flows next to their house. Across the stream lives S Narayan Bhat, with his two nephews suffering mental retardation and a 35-year-old sister who has epilepsy. Kittanna's father Shinappa Shetty looks after the arecanut trees in less than half a hectare of their land that is irrigated. Mother Muthakka, 50 (right), manages the household, helps her husband in the field, and takes care of her two handicapped sons