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Narayan Seva Sansthan: Helping Polio Victims
Situated in the lake city of Udaipur, since its foundation on 23rd October, 1985, Narayan Seva Sansthan has been working for the “service of suffering humanity”. Since its inception, Narayan Seva has...
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TBI Inspirations: Raghu – When Determination Conquers Disability
The day I met him, it reminded of a video I saw some time back on YouTube. India is the country with the largest population of beggars in the world – some of them young, some of them handicapped and...
View ArticleThe Last Polio Ward Of India. A Proud Moment For All Of Us.
On January 13th, 2014, India was declared polio-free. Dr. Mathew Varghese, an orthopedic surgeon, runs India’s last polio ward at St. Stephen’s Hospital in Delhi. Five years ago, India accounted for...
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This Girl On A Wheelchair Is Fighting For The Rights Of Children With...
At first glance Rekha Kumari seems to be just another young woman with special needs. But this 22-year-old possesses unique powers. She may have been on a wheelchair since she was two years old after...
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60th Anniversary Of Polio Vaccine: The Complete Story Of India’s Fight...
WHO declared India as Polio-free in 2014. From the remarkable history of the vaccine’s discovery to the 100 percent eradication of the virus in the country, here is the complete story of India’s long...
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After eradicating Polio, India is all set to conquer Tetanus at Birth
India is taking leaps in the public health sector by first gaining the Polio-safe certificate from WHO about a year ago in March, and now it’s on the verge of obtaining the same for Tetanus at...
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How Paraclimber Kumar Manikandan Conquered Polio and Poverty to Win Yet...
How much do you know about the ace paraclimber of India – Kumar Manikandan? He just won our country another silver at the Sports Climbing World Cup, in France. There is no mountain too high for this...
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TBI BLOGS: The Story of Kishore, Who Fought Poverty & Even Polio to Become a...
A dynamic and highly energetic gym trainer, V. M. Kishore Kumar personifies the example of victory over nature’s predicament. Read the story of how this young man worked extremely hard to triumph over...
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Paralysed Single Mom Believes No Donations Are Necessary for Disabled to...
Renuka Bidkar is disabled but the normal life her parents gave her made her believe that people with disabilities can do without reservations and donations to lead quality lives. With this thought she...
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Younger Brother Carries Polio-Stricken Older Brother on Shoulders to School....
From the tiny village of Paroria in Bihar’s Samastipur district, comes this incredible story of the bond between two brothers who together fought extreme poverty and disability to crack the IITJEE...
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MY STORY: How I Went from Attempting Suicide for my Extreme Disability to...
Every once in a while, we come across a human being who takes away our breath with the sheer strength of will and determination he or she possesses. This is the incredible and inspiring story of Geeta...
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Beyond the Call of Duty: Differently-Abled Commissioner Goes Door-To-Door to...
A R Pappammal, has spent a lifetime in public service. The municipal commissioner of the Manaparai, a town in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu, she has only a year of service left until she...
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TBI Blogs: The Inspiring Journey of Polio Survivor and India’s “Pele of...
A polio survivor who lives life on his own terms, Ghatam Suresh Vaidyanathan has created a career and legacy for himself that far surpasses many others in his field. This Carnatic music virtuoso has...
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Want to Make a Difference & Don’t Know How? Here’s a Platform That Makes...
How often have you lamented that you could have done more for people who make your life simpler? Your driver needed help to tide over a difficult situation. Your housemaid sought monetary support to...
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A Differently Abled Farmer Grew Pomegranates to Help 60,000 Others & Received...
Among renowned personalities like Deepa Karmakar, Virat Kohli and Sanjeev Kapoor on the list of Padma Shri awardees this year was another, but far lesser-known, name– Genabhai Dargabhai Patel, a...
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Fathema Ismail: The Gritty Lady Who Laid The Foundation For a Polio-Free India
In January 2017, India completed five years of being polio-free. A highly infectious viral disease that leads to irreversible paralysis, polio (or poliomyelitis) once used to cripple more than 50,000...
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26 Years of Changing Lives: The Story of Lifeline Express, The World’s First...
On July 16, 1991, the world’s first hospital on a train chugged out of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on its maiden journey. Twenty-six years later, the Lifeline Express (also called Jeevan...
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A Dropout With Polio, This Man Raised Funds for 200 Prosthetic Legs & More!
The World Health Organisation (WHO) removed India from the global list of polio-endemic countries in 2012. However, many still live with the crippling disease, and 38-year-old Satish Jangade is one of...
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FACT CHECK: Worried About Contaminated Polio Vaccine? Here’s All You Should Know
“Do not take your child for the oral polio vaccine tomorrow.” This is the message I woke up to this morning. I am a part of several parent groups on WhatsApp, and each one of them was buzzing with...
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There Is a Reason For The Stunning Success Of India’s Pulse Polio Programme —...
India’s Pulse Polio campaign, which began in 1995, undoubtedly ranks among the greatest public health successes this country has seen in recent years. Phrases like ‘Do Boond Zindagi Ki’ and ‘Polio...
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