Prerna Social and Cultural Society will organise Inspired India Award ceremony on March 6 at Ravindra Bhavan at 6.30 pm to felicitate 18 differently-abled youths who have excelled in fields like sports and art and culture. There will be an interactive session with first female Indian amputee to climb Mount Everest Padam Arunima Sinha and Indian Paralympics swimmer Sharath Gayakwad.
Cabinet Minister for Higher Education, Sports and Youth Affairs Jeetu Patwari and secretary (culture) Renu Tiwari will be special guests of the programme.
Dilip Buildcon chairman Dilip Suryawanshi will preside over the programme. Dignitaries to also attend the programme include Commissioner (social justice and disabled persons welfare department) Sandeep Rajak, IG (Bhopal) Jaideep Prasad, television and film actor Darshan Pandya and editor Indian Wrestling Nakul Patodi.
While talking to media persons here on Monday, Sunita Jain, founder of Prerna Social And Cultural Welfare Society and the organiser of the programme informed, “These Indians with disabilities prove that it is just a state of mind. They have not let their disability hold them back in any way. From performing in international arenas to bagging gold medals in sports events, there is nothing these champions cannot do. They have made us so proud.”
Jain further said that the society going to felicitate 18 talented persons. Those who would be felicitated include first female Indian amputee to climb Mount Everest, Padma Arunima Sinha; Paralympics swimmer, Sharath Gayakwad; members of We Are One wheelchair group; dancer and basketball player, Javed Chaudhary; body lifter and model, Yogesh Prajapati; visually challenged dancer and MBA topper, Swapnil Patil; visually challenged dancer, singer and Yoga exponent, Chandrayee; Olympian cyclist and volleyball player, Shruti; Special Olympic cyclist, Manigmellai; Floor Hockey player, Kiran; Special Olympic football player, Budhurai; World Summer Games footballer, Vijay; Arm Wrestler, Manish Kumar; Arm Wrestler, Arvind Rajak; Banker, Padmeshwari Bhaga; Sumant Kale, Sonu Golkar and Poonam Shroti.