A human being is a magnificent creation and the magnificence must reflect in a humane, magnanimous, and all-inclusive manner so that every individual tends to feel that she/he deserves space," as observed by the Supreme Court in the Pranay Kumar Podder vs State of Tripura and Others case in 2017.

There is potential progress on the horizon as inclusion, integration and phrases that would define their essence are discussed zealously, but what portends horror is that it is still left to choice - that it is not the practice.

JAJPUR/BERHAMPUR:  Beyond the numbers crunched for the all-time record results in High School Certificate (HSC) examination are the real stories of success of a girl belonging to the Mankedia tribe in Jajpur district and the visually challenged students of a school in Ambapur on the outskirts of Berhampur.

If Moneka Mankedia became the first female from the nomadic Mankedia tribe to clear the annual examination, seven girls from the Red Cross School for the Blind in Ambapur overcame the odds of impairment to keep the school’s 100 per cent success rate intact.

NEW DELHI: Leaning on his wife and daughter, Harish Chandra, a blind voter, made his way to a polling booth in Burari. The 55-year old was then assisted by an official to cast his vote. Chandra spoke for the many voters who had made light of their physical limitations on Sunday when he said, "Disabilities should not stop anyone from casting their vote because every vote counts."

Mumbai, April 20

Visually disabled persons, those suffering from various degrees of blindness, are finding the new currency notes “unfriendly” because these are difficult to recognise by touch.