India, June 12 -- For the world, Vishwas Kumar Ramesh became the miracle man of the Air India AI-171 crash - the sole survivor who walked out of the wreckage of a Boeing 787 that killed 260 people.

But a year later, Kumar says survival was not the end of his ordeal. Behind the headlines, television interviews and public fascination with how he escaped, he has been living with sleepless nights, anxiety and memories that refuse to fade.

"People see that I've survived, but they don't always see the challenges that continue behind closed doors," Kumar said in a statement marking the first anniversary of the crash. "I still struggle with sleep, anxiety and difficult memories."

The June 12, 2025 crash near Ahmedabad lasted only seconds. Its ...