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The para-athlete who was felicitated at a Delhi stadium on Monday revealed how he is still unemployed and is helping his mother run a paan/gutkha shop.

In the light of recent events, as women and marginalised communities in India continue to be victims of discrimination and repression, the teachings of the visionary poet who dared to shake the rusted strongholds of an inhumane societal system in the medieval era, deserves a revisit, retrospection and strong application in present-day India.

The Supreme Court's verdict in the Rajeev Kumar Gupta case has been well received by persons with disabilities, who are dubbing the Court's instructions to the government crucial and long overdue.