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Accessible Travel - How far has India walked?

February 17, 2018 3 min read

Everyone should have the right to travel, should they choose to, and be able to explore even the farthest edge of the globe. That day, I realized that accessible travel is not only for those with special needs, but for everyone, as we all need a little help at some or the other point in our lives.

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Supporting the Ones in Need: Redeeming Cancer Patients

February 05, 2018 5 min read

Social stigma around being sick and unhealthy has a major role to play behind the delay before and after the diagnosis. As a cancer patient, the stigma is further worse. A major element of a patient’s insecurities is the fear of being discriminated.

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Towards a more Responsible India - Rights of Senior Citizens

January 30, 2018 6 min read

It is hard to accept the saddening truth about the condition of senior citizens in India – a country where children are more than welcome to live off their parents even after they are adults and where the blessings of the elders in the family are the laying stones of any new venture.

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Towards a Differently Enabled India - Rights and Privileges

Towards a Differently Enabled India - Rights and Privileges

January 25, 2018 4 min read

In 2011, with an increase of 22.4%, the differently abled population reached 26.9 million. And it is estimated that almost 45% of the people living with special needs are still illiterate and unaware of their basic rights.
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The Ability to Live Stronger

The Ability to Live Stronger

December 11, 2017 2 min read

It is unbelievable how personal experiences can change your perspective towards numerous notions. One such episode with an exceptional man compelled me to question myself about the general understanding of the term disability. It not only changed my perspective towards people with special needs but also my attitude towards life.

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The Fauji Dinner

The Fauji Dinner

October 23, 2017 1 min read

An army officer is visiting the home of another. The flag of the tradition we learned needs to be held high.

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The Supermen in my Life

The Supermen in my Life

October 03, 2017 4 min read

He juggled it with a routine that started at 0330 hrs every morning. Boiling water for everyone’s use during the day, exercising for an hour, massaging my arthritic Grandmom’s leg, morning prayers, plucking the flowers from the garden and sigh... waking us all up in time for the aarti, all before 0700 hrs in the morning! 
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