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Cerebral Palsy
Son, Your Smile Means the World to Me
Chitra Iyer, mother of 18-year-old Shravan with autism, feels all her challenges and hardships melt away and every moment of life becomes worth living when a beautiful smile radiates across her son’s face. Here she shares Shravan’s childhood and…
I overcame rejections till I got a Banking job I wanted
Siddharth Jayakumar has Cerebral Palsy but did not want a data entry job. He loves to work in an office and interact with people. He shares the high points of his career as a senior banker, challenges of his professional life and advise for both…
Bhavna is person with cerebral palsy in a red and white dress on a wheelchair
I follow my heart
Bhavna Botta, a young serial entrepreneur with cerebral palsy, had her dream project, Saahaagika, an exclusive boutique for ahimsa silk, washed away in the recent rains and floods in Chennai. Broken but not beaten, she looks for strength, motivation…
Do not assume a person with a disability needs your help
Says Hans Dalal, who has not let cerebal palsy get in the way of his independence and dreams. The tiger conservationist and founder of PROWL (Preservation of Wild Landscapes) talks about social attitudes, self-reliance and what it takes to bring up…
From Can’t to Can with Cerebral Palsy
His parents were told he was mentally retarded, but Siddharth Jayakumar – bank manager, motivational speaker and award-winning role model for the disabled – proved them all wrong. Here, his life and learnings. 1.  Please tell us briefly how you…