After much bullying and the pressure of behaving ‘normal’, Devjyot Pattnaik realized that finding his own self, and confiding to society’s judgement of his worth is the purest form of self-love.
Aabha Deshpande has been dancing since she was in the 2nd grade. She made a public Instagram account, where she would post dance videos of her performances, which earned her fame. But due to her weight, she got trolled which eventually forced her to shut her account. But with time, she learned to handle it.
Pratik Mohite suffers from Dwarfism since birth. Measuring 102cm in height, he did not let this deter him from achieving the impossible and bagged the Guinness World Record for being the world’s shortest competitive bodybuilder.
Daulat Bi Khan started an NGO to help acid attack survivors. Her so-called family threw acid on her and left her to die in a government hospital. The ward boy warned her that if she did not get treated, her body would rot.
Harsh Doshi, 24, was a dyslexic child in school and suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He has been a victim of bullying but views the world with a gleam of positivity in his eyes.
A.R Rahman’s music school pass out Sterlin Nithya is working hard to get a kick start in her music composition profession. She is a pianist, a composer and is pushing her limits to be on the list of the top music composers in the country soon.
Swapna Peri is a freelance blogger and book reviewer. She loves reading so much that it has become a part of her life. Till now she has completed reading approximately 1,650 books.
Uma Ram was often ridiculed by her friends and family for having a dark complexion and was subjected to derogatory comments during her college days. However, these did not deter her from pursuing what she truly loved, which is fashion.
Artika Singh was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) at a very young age. It was the incorrect diagnosis and obvious information gap about Menstrual and Sexual Health that led her to come up with ‘Taarini Foundation, a non-profit organisation working with communities around the country to bridge this.
Saurabh Pandey got polio six months after his birth. He is disabled below the neck, but has lived life on his own terms after dropping out of NIFT in the second year, sustaining himself financially and emotionally.
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