spinal injury

Just 19 years old, shooter Avani Lekhara has created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win gold at the Paralympics. Here's the story of her incredible journey from Jaipur to Tokyo.

The Sangam rehabilitates and empowers people with physical and mental impairments. In its three decades, it has embraced more than 330 villages in four blocks of Tirunelveli district, touching a population of over six lakh.

Having met with an unfortunate road accident in 2003, she succumbed to an injury in her spinal cord, which resulted in paralysis of her lower body.