These disabled Indians demonstrate that it’s all in their heads. Learn about 5 inspiring people who have overcome obstacles despite their disabilities. There is nothing these winners can’t achieve, from singing in worldwide theatres to winning gold medals in sporting competitions! They’ve made us quite proud. “Disability is a mental state.”
Girish Sharma lost his leg as a child in a train accident. However, despite this setback, he went on to become a badminton champion. He just has one leg, yet it is so powerful that he not only plays the game well but also covers the entire court.
When H Boniface Prabhu was four years old, a botched lumbar puncture rendered him a quadriplegic for the rest of his life. His enormous effort and hard work have made him a well-known character and a top quadriplegic wheelchair tennis player. When robbers shoved Arunima Sinha out of a moving train, she lost her leg.
She became the first woman amputee to conquer Mount Everest two years later. When Rajinder Singh Rahelu was eight months old, he caught polio. He hasn’t been able to walk since then. He kept practicing, and today, after winning a silver medal in powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games in 2014, he has made history.
