Kalyan Kumar was a very illustrious person. Leprosy could not exhaust the flame of hope in him. His Masters Degree and the innumerable poems written and published by him are evidence of this. In order to settle down and gain independence, he asked Sumanahalli to organize an STD phone booth at the City Railway Station in Bangalore. It was inaugurated on the 8th of May, 2000 by Mr. Veda Murthy, Director of Disabled Welfare, in the presence of a large number of his friends and well-wishers. He was presented his award by President of India, Mr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on the 3rd of December, 2002.