Gifted co-authored by Sudha Menon and V.R. Ferose is a celebration of the lives of people with disability. The book has been translated into several Indian languages. Recently, the Kannada translation by R. Manikant and Natesh Babu won an award from the Karnataka Sahitya Academy. An Extract from the book: So often, I’ve woken up, called […]

People, across the world, are accomplishing great feats despite their physical handicaps. One such amazing woman who didn’t let the problem of cerebral palsy thwart her from achieving great heights is Sydney-based Johanna Garvin. This 26-year-old managed to complete seven marathons across seven different continents traversing Antarctica, Cape Town, Perth, Dubai, Portugal, Columbia and Miami. She achieved this while she […]

A Mumbai teenager, diagnosed with cerebral palsy, has secured 88% in the Maharashtra Board (MSBSHSE) Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. The results for Class 10 were announced on Tuesday. There is more to her achievement. She recently exhibited exemplary courage by climbing 3,500 steps 99 times in 40 days. She accomplished this feat during a festival […]

There are an umpteen examples of people who didn’t let their disability become their weakness. They have gone from strength to strength to accomplish great feats and get their name scripted in the golden pages of history. One such dauntless girl is 11-year-old Walker Lear who climbed the Great Wall of China on Tuesday (June 6), despite […]

In a landmark move, the Centre has announced 14 new categories of physical and mental disabilities under one umbrella term of Disability Act 2016.