“Major Gopal Mitra, SM lost his vision in an IED blast. Despite all odd Major Mitra did Masters in social work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences and MSc in Development Management from London School of Economics,” said the army in its post. The Indian Army today shared a post on social media to honour …
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These buses will have hydraulic lifts, GPS trackers, CCTV cameras and panic buttons fitted in them. A welcome step towards equality! At a time when thousands of people across the globe, are joining in the Twitter wave of #ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow to talk about various issues of accessibility and general perceptions around disability, India has made a positive move. …
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Her innovative cycle-cum-wheelchair was exhibited at the district level science exhibition. PUNE: A 16-year-old girl from Baramati in Maharashtra — similar as shown in the ‘Three Idiots’ movie who wanted to do something to make sure that her brother never missed school due to his disability — Mayuri Yadav, 10th class student at Anand Vidyalaya …
“I had woken up waist deep in debris. My right hand was smashed, cut off and hanging from my body with the support of a few tendons. I couldn’t feel anything. I was numb. My life had changed.” Shreya was all of 22 when she had a life-altering experience. On May 28, 2010, the architecture …
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Two-month-old Anmol Rodriguez was being breastfed by her mother when her father doused both of them with acid. Anmol lost an eye but survived. Anmol Rodriguez was two months old when her father doused her with a can of acid. He wanted to kill her as he preferred a male child. Her mom, who was …
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