Even her 80% vision loss could not refrain her from achieving dreams as her rock solid willpower and determination stood far above her partial disability.
21-year-old Prachi Sukhwani, who lost 80 per cent of her vision in class III, has cracked the Common Admission Test (CAT) in 2016 that too with whopping 98.55 percentile - a test, considered one of the toughest for pursuing MBA.
21-year-old Prachi Sukhwani of Vadodara, who suffers 80% vision loss, is making headlines for her inspiring achievement: she has cracked the Common Admission Test for 2016 and made it to the premier Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad!
In fact, she got calls for interviews from three top institutes, including IIM-Kolkata and IIM-Bangalore, but she chose Ahmedabad.
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The only one who can stop YOU from succeeding is YOU! You don’t need to be perfect to achieve your dreams – all you need is the passion to make it happen. This is what Kerala’s singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi has proved. There is probably no Malayali who has not heard of playback singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi. This visually-impaired singer brings alive the beauty of music to her listeners. She sings a range of Malayalam songs from old to classical. She had no formal training in music but learned different ragas by singing and listening to the audio tapes of Kerala’s iconic singer KJ Yesudas.
A year ago, K. Suguna and her husband, Elumalai, sold candy at the Tambaram Railway Station. The couple, both visually impaired, made about ₹ 150 - ₹200 a day. They saved the bulk of it for the education of their two children — Vijay and Supriya. Today, Suguna is not only a school teacher, but also a motivational speaker.
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CHENNAI: Dhinesh D was at the Madras Institute of Technology in Chromepet to showcase over two dozens of his sketches- pencil sketches, watercolour works and crayon drawings. But more importantly, he was there to tell a story.
The Vodafone Foundation along and its partner Nasscom Foundation have announced thewinners for 6th edition of the ‘Mobile for Good Awards’ initiative.
Amarjeet Chawla from Mumbai aims to run at least 101 marathons. (Source: Express Photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute aids and assistive devices to the disabled at the Samajik Adikarita Shivir organised by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and & Empowerment in Gujarat’s Navsari district on his birthday on September 17.
Gujarat Governor O.P. Kohli, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Minister for of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot and other dignitaries will also grace the occasion.
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