Venue: Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai
Jury:
Justice J.S.Verma - Former Chief Justice of India
Dr. Mohini Giri - Chairperson, Guild of Service
Mr. Ramachandra Guha - Historian, Biographer & Cricket Writer
Ms. Jayshree Raveendran - Founder & Managing Trustee, Ability Foundation
Guests of Honor:
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan - Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Mr. A.R. Rahman - Music Director
CavinKare ABILITY Award for Eminence:
Rajinder Johar (New Delhi) Despite cervical spine injury and 100%
quadriplegia and being completely bed-ridden, Rajinder has socially and economically
rehabilitated scores of disabled persons through his organisation, ‘Family of
Disabled’.
CavinKare ABILITY Award for Mastery:
Rajni Gopalakrishna (Bangalore, Karnataka)
One of the first visually-impaired Chartered Accountants in the country, Rajni started
her career with the Taj Westend, Bangalore and has moved on to Infosys Technologies. She
finds time to help blind students take the road she has successfully taken.
Sanjeev Sachdeva & Anjlee Agarwal (New Delhi) This adventure pair
simply scoffs at the progressive muscular dystrophy that keeps them in wheelchairs. They
use their love of travel and open spaces to promote a barrier-free environment.
Samarthya, their Centre in New Delhi does access audit and organises tours for severely
disabled persons.
