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saBKa saatH, saBKa vIKas,
saBKa vIsHWas
leVeraging teCHnologY For
DiVYangJan For an inClUSiVe neW inDia
At the Tokyo Paralympics, In his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address
we have seen what our Divyang in 2015, Hon’ble Prime Minister
brothers and sisters can Narendra Modi had shared the
achieve. Just like in sports, in inspiring story of Dilip Chauhan,
arts, academics and many from Ahmedabad, Gujarat,
other fields, Divyang friends who was a visually challenged
are doing wonders, but when teacher and how he celebrated
these friends get the power of ‘Accessible India Day’ in his school.
technology, they achieve even The Prime Minister was so inspired
greater heights. by Dilip ji’s story that he started
thinking about how several
Prime Minister Narendra Modi people lose a limb or a body part
(in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address) in an unfortunate accident, while
some are born with a disability or
defect. These bright and talented
people for no fault of their own
are somehow identified by their
‘disability’ for the rest of their lives
“I would like to thank the
and stigmatised in society. Time
Hon’ble Prime Minister for
and again the differently abled
speaking about our work
are heckled by derogatory names
in 'Mann Ki Baat'. On behalf
like ‘handicapped’, ‘disabled’ and
of thousands of volunteers,
‘viklang’ which have a detrimental
donors, and innovators; I
effect on their psychology. Hence,
would like to express my
the Prime Minister encouraged
gratitude to the PM, and
the common man to use “Divyang
also tell that we feel more
instead of Viklang'' in the country.
responsible now.”
India has seen some extremely
- Pranav Desai talented divyangjan who have
Founder of ‘Voice of made the country proud.
Specially Abled People’ Avani Lekhara became the
first Indian woman in history to
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