#GoodNews: India’s Amputee Calendar Breaks Taboos of Disability

Thirteen ‘superheroes’ have come together for India’s first calendar. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/BeingYou)

A blade runner, a swimmer, a hockey player, a dancer – what they have in common is the arduous struggle of achieving their goals. The struggle was not ordinary.

Thirteen ‘superheroes’ have come together for India’s first amputee calendar. A project called ‘Rising Above’, produced by Mission Smile, aims to celebrate disability.

Project Rising Above is a belief that we can showcase and celebrate the specially-abled. We have become better humans and complain less. The entire team has learnt a lot by interacting with the models featured… Meeting these extraordinary people has changed our perspective on our ordinary lives.

Preeti Rai, Co-Founder, Mission Smile

Here are some of the photographs from the calendar (move over Kingfisher!):

Kiran Kanojia, India’s first woman blade runner. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/BeingYou)

Sheryl Rebecca, botanist and aspiring model. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/BeingYou)

Dhaval Khatri, artist. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/BeingYou)

Briju Mohan and Antara Teland – dancers. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/BeingYou)

You can find the calendar here.

Source: The Better India