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CavinKare ABILITY Awards 2008
Venue: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Jury:
Mr. Navin Chawla - Election Commissioner of lndia
Dr. V. Krishnamurthy - Chairman, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
Justice Leila Seth - former Chief Justice Shimla High Court
Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai - Editor-in Chief, CNN-IBN
Guests of Honor:
Mr. Navin Chawla - Election Commissioner of lndia
Dr. V. Krishnamurthy - Chairman, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
Justice Leila Seth - Former Chief Justice, Shimla High Court
Ms. Mohini Giri - Chairperson, Guild of Service
Mr. Hitesh Oberoi - COO, naukri.com
Mr. N. S. Rajan - President, NHRD (Delhi Chapter)
CavinKare ABILITY Award for Eminence:
Madhukar Vishvanath Shiordhonkar (Indore, Madhya Pradesh) The first
qualified physiotherapist in the country, this visually and orthopaedically impaired
veteran has inspired several associations and federations to rehabilitate and empower
thousands of visually-impaired men and women. Many people today remember him as the main
force and inspiration for their formal education and eventual success in
life.
CavinKare ABILITY Award for Mastery:
Shivani Gupta (New Delhi)
A familiar figure in disability activism circles, Shivani has allowed neither her
quadriplegia nor society’s stereotyped attitudes to prevent her from seeking her rights
as an individual. With a Master’s in access designing from the United Kingdom, she lives
independently and pursues her dream of an India sans physical barriers. She is the
founder of AccessAbility, a disability access and employment consultancy
firm.
Jagdeep Singh Dangi (Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh) The adage ‘Necessity is
the mother of invention’ assumes special significance when necessity is experienced by a
genius like Jagdeep. Not allowing poverty and lack of facilities to deter him, this
young entrepreneur with dual disability — orthopaedic and visual, has created a
Hindi-English I-Browser with Yahoo/Hotmail software. We know this is just the first
step, towards several more.
Veena Mehta Verma (New Delhi) Veena defied stereotypes from day one -
studying subjects that are normally denied to the visually-impaired, like Maths, Science,
Accounts, Commerce, and Management. Feisty is how one would describe this young woman who
fought tooth and nail for her rights to be educated and employed. She is the first blind
woman to have been offered a job at her level at NTPC. Prior to that, she was a top
performer in an IT multinational. She has also been a mountaineer, paraglider, horse
rider, model and rock-climber.
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