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The Story Sharath Gayakwad: A Record breaking para-athlete, a coach and an entrepreneur
Sharath Gayakwad has come a long way. From being forced into learning a life-saving skill to falling in love with that sport and earning record breaking medals for the country. Yes, Sharath became the first Indian to win six medals in a multi-disciplinary sport event at the Asian Para-games in Incheon, South Korea in 2014 …
50 fractures in 26 years of existence and he still finds a way to keep thousands inspired
The day Kaustuv was born, his parents’, Kaushik & Shila Dasgupta, happiness was painfully overwhelmed by a stark shock. That day they came to know that their son was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, also known as the brittle bone disease. A disease that can lead to bones breaking in the fashion of how easily a …
The story of Deepa Malik: An Arjuna awardee who overcame 3 spinal surgeries, 183 stitches between her shoulder bones and a spinal tumour to win a silver medal at Rio Paralympics
For Deepa Malik, life has never been able to pose an obstacle that could dim her spirit. Brought up in a family of Army personnel and wife to an armed forces officer, she was accustomed to overcoming challenges that the vast majority of us can’t even think of. She experienced 3 spinal surgeries and got …
A single mom’s determined upbringing in China helped her son with cerebral palsy reach Harvard Law School
A new born always brings happiness and the lives of his parents and a feeling of contentment and peace to everyone around. But, this did not happen when Ding Ding was born. He was born with celebral palsy due to a complication during his birth. The doctors in Hubei province, China predicted at the time …
Instead of giving in to Polio, Iftkhar Ali worked hard to get admitted into IIM-C and start a company of his own
The fruits are never hanging low for some people. For them, even simple acts such as getting out of the bed on their own or being able to walk the perfect way is very difficult. But those, who instead of surrendering to their misfortunes take them as a challenge and overcome their disabilities, are the …
How Intellectually Disabled individuals are turning waste flowers into powdered colours and are selling them in Walmarts across the country
Individuals with intellectual disabilities have mostly faced the hostile, ignorant end of society, with few patches of empathy sewn through. But, even just empathising with the intellectually disabled may not be enough. There is much more that we can do for them. Dr. Madhumati Puri, a specialist in genetics research with All India Institute of …
Oliver D’Souza from Mumbai becomes India’s First Wheelchair-Bound Professional Football Coach
Oliver D’Souza, from Mumbai, has become the first ever wheelchair-bound qualified football coach in the country after earning his AIFF-D license coaching certificate and would be eligible to coach in schools and at the grassroot level. “I am very happy that I have cleared the course. It was a long wait but nevertheless a sweet …
Mizoram welcomes its first school for the deaf
Mizoram, the southernmost sister of the north eastern states, saw the opening of their first deaf school in the state’s capital city Aizwal. Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh were the only two states in Northeast not to have a deaf school. But, this year, the former opened its first school for children with hearing impairment. The …