In case you’re going on your first date with someone who’s an amputee, please don't say this stuff.
Inclov, a matchmaking app, to host a fully accessible offline meet-up in Gurgaon
Inclov is a matchmaking app focussed on people with disabilities and health disorders. They also host offline meet-ups.
When depression is labelled ‘all in your head’
t’s all in your head,’ she said in a tone of wilful ignorance. This wasn’t the first time I was hearing such a statement – at the time, I...
‘We’re making beautiful memories together’: A love story
Abha Khetarpal Maurya is an award-winning disability rights activist. Recently, Abha celebrated her one-year wedding anniversary. In a...
An actress with a disability has to face many more hurdles
‘You’ll have to kiss me,’ said my friend, the casting director. He sounded as if he had a smirk on his face. ‘But I can’t. You’re my friend...
Yes, I can act in a wheelchair
Many girls dream of being an actress or a model. They want to achieve glamour, fame and stardom. I was one of those girls. I always dreamt of...
Bollywood needs to cast actors with disabilities
Margarita With A Straw. Black. Guzaarish. The Miracle Worker. The Elephant Man. These are all movies about disabilities of different kinds. The...
Tindering as a one-legged girl in Mumbai
Six years ago, at the age of 18, I met with a weird sort of accident. In Mumbai’s infamous rain, a branch from a peepal tree fell on me. My...
‘We need to hear voices from the people we call disabled’: Jerry Pinto
When Jerry Pinto was awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize earlier this year, the award website described his writing as “deeply empathetic...