Disability

Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia from Rajasthan is India's only athlete with two Paralympic gold medals to his name. Here is his life story, as he goes for a third one at Tokyo.

Tamil Nadu's D Indra is the head of 'Prem Illam', which cares of children with disabilities and those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. She grows organic food to feed the children as well as those around her village.

Wowing everyone with indomitable spirit and dancing skills, Subhreet Kaur Ghumman from Punjab became an overnight star after stunning Karan Johar, Kirron Kher and Malaika Arora on India's Got Talent.

Kolkata-based Sumit Agarwal launched PR Signal, a public relations firm in 2017. He talks about life with cerebral palsy, the challenges he overcame along the way, and what it means to be inclusive in India.

Renowned ENT surgeon Dr Jayant Gandhi and Dr Devangi Dalal have helped underprivileged children between the ages of 1 and 20 gain access to high-quality digital hearing aids, training and support, all free of cost.

Kiran Bavadekar from Kolhapur contracted polio at 3 but still went on to pursue wrestling and bodybuilding professionally. Today, he is a fitness trainer, where 300 of his students have joined the Indian Army or police force.

Launched in Himachal by Samphia Foundation, Therapy on Wheels is a mobile therapy clinic that supports children with special needs. This was launched to help them carry on with their therapy sessions despite the COVID-19 lockdown. Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy services are provided to children as young as 14 months.

Born to specially-abled farm labourers, IRS officer Vishnu Auti from Maharashtra grew up amidst poverty and famine but that did not stop him from cracking UPSC CSE without any coaching.

Undaunted by the challenges that came her way, IRAS officer Dr Surya Lakshmi Chellapilla from Vikshakhapatnam cleared UPSC Civil Service examination in her first attempt without any coaching.

In 2020, Tajinder Mehra, a resident of Delhi, started his own food stall to help his family financially during the pandemic