Kolkata’s groundbreaking eight-day tournament unites 16 teams of over 200 transgender athletes, fostering inclusion through football amid historic rights advocacy.
A divyang runner’s resilient participation highlighted inclusivity at the record 23,000-participant 10th Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata, won by Uganda’s Stephen Kissa.
Assam rewards Simu Das, B1 blind cricket World Cup hero, with a government instructor role, boosting para-sports visibility after Rs 10 lakh support.
Ruchita Sahukari, battling brittle bone disease, overcame 18 years without schooling to pursue journalism at IIMC, inspiring campus-wide accessibility reforms.
Women do 2.6x more unpaid care work than men in India. This 15-17% GDP silent engine must become shared responsibility for true economic growth.
Dhriti Ranka, 13, with intellectual disabilities, earned the Shrestha Divyang Balika Award for her outstanding art and music achievements.
A 3-foot-tall Gujarat man overcomes height-based discrimination and a Supreme Court battle to qualify as a doctor and serve rural communities.
Despite losing all four limbs in childhood, Payal Nag’s relentless determination is rewriting India’s para-sports history.
After years of advocacy, Indian Railways removes outdated, offensive disability term following a court directive.
Nishad Kumar, a 24-year-old Indian para-athlete and double Paralympic silver medallist, is preparing to compete at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi
