It's an annual event the visually challenged look forward to in Chennai - a volleyball tournament exclusively for them. This year, it was a fight between fifteen teams from all over south India.

In this form of the game, the ball is thrown under the net and the players 'hear' the ball advancing towards them. The rules are strict. Those with partial vision are blind folded.

''It's a team effort. Since we are all in the same school we used to practice for a week and we get good understanding,'' says one of the participant girls.

Now we want to participate in running, shot put, discus etc, she adds.

And for the celebrity chief guests, witnessing the action was a moving experience.

''This puts us all to shame. We struggle with many small things in life. They show us how to live happily,'' says singer Anuradha Sriram.

Other guests too feel the same.

''The way in which they are playing, I saw it for the first time. It's amazing,'' says R Sekar, Commissioner of Police, Chennai.

But sadly, at the national level, there are not many events for the differently abled to showcase their talent and this effort by a local NGO is a model worth replicating.