5 INDIAN LADIES who made their disability their strength

1. Sudha Chandran
The lady faced worst times of her life when doctors missed a small wound in her leg and plastered it, later on there was no other option for her than to remove her leg from her body. But the strong girl did not gave up and went for getting a prosthetic “Jaipur Foot” and became one of the most popular and acclaimed classical dancers of the country.She has received numerous awards and represented bharatnatayam internationally.A true inspiration for all ..

2. Arunima SinhaArunima Sinha lost her let leg in an unfortunate incident in 2011,but the girl did not gave up and made her weakness her greatest strength.She achieved the rare feat to become the first Indian amputee to conquer the Mount Everest, with the help of a prosthetic leg.

A daring girl compelled every indian to salute her.


3. Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla
This lady from Banglore was once completely paralysed ,she was not able to speak,walk,laugh. She was under medication for 15 years,went through 32 surgeries and suffered through all the situation which could break her completely but what she did was commendable. She fought back the situation she started participating in various games at college, and today she has taken part in various international events including the Para-Olympics. She won Gold in 200m, shot put, discus and javelin throw at the 1989 World Masters’ Games in Denmark. She has over 300 medals in her kitty, and is also the proud recipient of the Arjuna Award and Padma Shri. She runs the Mathru Foundation to help disabled children from rural India.

4. Preethi Srinivasan
Preethi has always given her best to whatever she did. Before her accident, she was exceptional in her academics, a national level swimmer and the youngest member of the Tamil Nadu State Women's Cricket Team. She also captained the U-19 TN Cricket team to its only victory in 1997. With such credentials, it is not hard to believe that Preethi was meant to make it big in life. However, fate had different plans for her and one day her life changed forever.Preethi was 18 when in an accident there the doctor found it to be a severe case of paralysis, caused by a cervical level spinal cord injury.But she smiled back at this worst situation and started a lot of work on the computer . Preethi is also actively involved in running her trust, Soulfree. As an inspirational speaker, she travels to schools, colleges and corporate houses providing a wake-up call to all who lead frenetically-paced and mechanical lifestyles focused primarily on materialistic goals.

5. Sadhna Dhand


Suffering from brittle bone disease, 57-year-old Dhand lost her hearing at the age of 12 and stands 3.3 feet tall. But, this disability was not strong enough to stop her from pursuing her passion for painting, for which she has even won a national award. Apart from this, she has received many awards at the state and national level for painting and photography. She is now imparting this art to other students and conducts classes at her house. Not only this, she is an active social worker and donates to various organizations working with children with mental and physical disability.