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Nipun Malhotra
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Poonam Pandey’s antics may have spread awareness but are a disservice to cancer patients
Aside from her creating misinformation that cervical cancer causes instant death, causing others to doubt someone’s affliction is the real damage.
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How India’s disabled community fought to halt a legislative change amid the lockdown – and won
A government plan to dilute the Disabilities Act to enable ease of doing business was blocked even though the usual tools of protest were unavailable.
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India wants to dilute its Disabilities Act – to enable ease of doing business
An amendment seeks to decriminalise minor offences and have some cases settled outside court.
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Trending
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Coronavirus: For Persons with Disabilities, avoiding Covid-19 poses special challenges
For a person like me, social distancing is impossible due to the dependence on others to fulfill physiological requirements.
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In CAA-NRC debate, the impact on the 2.2% of Indians with disabilities is being ignored
Social stigma ensures that Persons with Disabilities are locked up at home and not officially recorded in India’s population records.
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First person: Why I don’t want to be called ‘differently abled’
It’s time we normalise disability by referring to the disabled as ‘disabled’.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Persistence: The one lesson the disability rights movement in India can offer to the LGBT movement
The battle has just begun. But cause by cause, case by case, change will happen.
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First person: Why disabled people like me are disappointed about the ban on plastic straws
The global disabled community has come to appreciate plastic straws for their strength, flexibility and safety that no alternative comes close to matching.
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How Delhi High Court empowered the disabled by staying government plan to buy high-floor buses
In its June 1 ruling, the court also accused the state of ‘treating the disabled as non-existent or as not having any rights’.
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The Reel
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Valson Thampu’s memoir of running St Stephen’s College is as stormy as his days as principal there
This is one side of the story of how he pursued change while negotiating constant opposition
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Should the disabled go to separate schools or should all schools have education about disabilities?
Two court observations on education show how society could either include or isolate the disabled.
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There are more films with disabled characters, and that can only be a good thing
Whatever their merits, the movies represent growing mainstream acceptance of the various aspects of coping with disability.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru end losing run with convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler