paralysis

At the age of 26, Aditya Vashisht was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare disorder which results in full body paralysis. Watch this video to see how he recovered and became a fitness trainer.

Diagnosed with cancer at 15, Arnold Anand, a bodybuilder from Ludhiana, was left paralysed. But his inspiring story of grit and guts led him to win several national and international competitions.

Attacked and wounded by terrorists in 2001, Nirbhay Singh had been suffering for 17 years, until a media report highlighted his plight.

Tribal women of Jharkhand are using Mahua, which is popularly used for brewing country-made liquor, to make laddoos. This is not only helping them become self-dependent but also helping in the eradication of alcoholism from their village.

Using that one part of the patient’s body that doesn’t betray them till the very end--their eyes--TBWA India has conceptualised, designed and developed the world’s first eye language guide.

Ashim Chakravarthy’s life story is one of braving odds and succeeding in life, overcoming multiple hardships that seem to have afflicted him, without ever letting up.

Paralysis after an accident can be a difficult reality to accept, especially for active individuals. However, Nancy, a young girl, refused to accept her paralysis as a final diagnosis, eventually regaining movement through sheer determination and will.

When all pleas for help were ignored, Sashi decided to take things in his own hands and accomplished what seemed impossible -- in three years, he personally dug 200 metres of proper road in the village.

Bhupendra Tripathi suffered a paralytic attack, was diagnosed with cancer, and then lost his vision. This is how the brave hero crossed all of these hurdles and is working as the super-efficient manager of RBI Ahmedabad today.

This paralysed woman believes people with disabilities can do without reservations and donations to lead quality lives. With this thought she started an NGO that trains differently-abled people to become independent.