In Guwahati's Sijubari, 47-year-old Atour Ali has been bed-ridden for the last six months with an acute spinal ailment. Although he is a driver by profession, ill-health has kept him away from the wheel as well as his only shot at earning a livelihood. But a new challenge looms over him now. He has been excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and a long legal battle stares him in the face at a time when he is extremely short of funds.