When they were 18, Nu, a non-binary person with physical and speech disabilities, recalls apologising often to their dates: “I’m sorry I walk with a crutch. […]
Only a handful of celebrated cinematic dancers are known to us but there are dozens of trained and talented artistes who have upheld the fabled song and dance tradition of Hindi films but whose work has remained unacknowledged and underestimated
Barely a month before her 12th grade board exams, Kavya Mukhija (now 23) had to take a week’s sick leave from school. She had contracted a […]
Khushi, 18, was elated to get admission to her dream Delhi University college to study English literature. Then, the teen, who was diagnosed with a visual […]
A few weeks ago, Hera* and her toddler stared at the wall in awe. The light that gleamed through the broken glass pieces of the bangles […]
Nearly a decade ago, Smitha*, who lives with cerebral palsy, underwent a surgery to remove fibroids from her uterus. The doctors, at the time, asked if […]
Arpita Roy Sengupta was 22 years old when her parents, much against her wishes, arranged her marriage in 2007 with Alok*, a deaf person like her. […]
Despite clear guidelines, insurance companies in India exclude those with intellectual and developmental disabilities from coverage
Forced to depend on their family for support and care because of social norms and ineffective government policies, elderly women with disabilities are highly vulnerable to […]
Reema*, 32, has been married for about five years but the man she thought would be her life partner has turned out to be a stranger […]
India has laws and support systems for both transgender persons and people with disabilities, but none for those who are both identities – trans persons with […]
