Disability

An exemplary IAS officer from the 2013 batch of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories) cadre, he is known for finalising recruitment rules in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation that were pending for over 30 years.

Tak has worked to uplift the status of specially-abled children at the school and university levels.

This battle came to its destined end on Tuesday, 11 days after the family knocked the doors of the Calcutta High Court.

He was visually impaired, couldn’t talk or lift his hands or legs. He would suffer from frequent epileptic attacks.

Recently, the kids delivered an order of 600 flowers to the Hotel Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.

Nidhi Goyal is India’s first disabled woman comedian, using humour to challenge existing notions around disability, gender and sexuality.

This 26-year-old from Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, has suffered more than 50 fractures till date. Undefeated in spirit, he is the recipient of the CavinKare Ability Mastery Award 2017.

Over the last four years, Jitendra Mane, a 32 year old teacher from a village called Tilwani in Kolhapur, has been inspiring kids despite suffering from a severe form of arthritis.

A bilateral amputee, Malvika Iyer thought she'd never be able to cook again. So she gave it a shot.

Even after starting his small business, he came across a few people who were sceptical about his skills at first.