JAMMU: At the age of 61, marathoner Kumar Ajwani (61) has undertaken 4,444 km run from Jammu and Kashmir to Kanyakumari to spread awareness and raise funds for disabled soldiers. PRO Defence Jammu Lt Col Devender Anand said, “Set to cover the distance over the period of 77 days, Kumar Ajwani is going to create …
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Maya, who became bedridden at the age of 15, now has three books to her credit When life dealt a tragic blow restricting her to bed with rheumatoid arthritis at the young age of 15, Maya Balakrishnan could have easily given up. She never did. And now 35 years down the line, Maya boasts of …
Words of hope, resilience from a differently abled writer Read More »
It is said that a Differently abled person is actually a Specially abled person. Such people are a special gift with a different set of abilities and if provided with a platform, can do wonders. We saw it during the Paralympics this year when our athletes made the Indian flag held high and this is …
Specially abled Female Umpires and Scorers will be seen in Tournaments soon Read More »
Picture Credit: Srikanth Bolla from Hyderabad has won a string of prestigious awards. (Credits: News18) Srikanth Bolla, 27, from Hyderabad is no stranger to hardship. Ignored as a child for being visually impaired, his teachers had little faith in him and would invariably make him sit on the last row. Today, Srikant runs ‘Bolla Industries’, …
How a Visually Impaired Man from Hyderabad Made it to Forbes 30 Under 30 Read More »
In 2018, a teacher from Bareilly began a campaign to push for inclusive education. Today, it is supported by 350 of her colleagues and has enrolled over 600 children with special needs in various schools. On September 26, on his Mann ki Baat programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi put the public spotlight firmly on an English-medium primary …
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