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Written By: Editorial Team | Updated : November 23, 2017 11:38 AM IST
Google.org grantee, Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, conferred its prestigious M.G. Mehta Human Spirit Award to Rio Paralympics silver medalist, Deepa Malik. Giving this award away on November 21, 2017, will be Hon. MP Poonam Mahajan, also the National president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. The Trustee of Ratna Nidhi Trust, Asha Mehta will also be on stage, making it a trio of powerful women, contributing to, and leading society towards positive change. We are grateful that Poonam Mahajan, a young dynamic leader of the new face of India, is giving away this award. We believe that more social good can be done, if NGOs work in partnerships with the Government, said Asha Mehta, Trustee Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust.
"We chose Deepa Malik for the 'M G Mehta Human Spirit' award, for her exemplary achievements. We confer this every year as we approach World Disability Day (observed on December 3) to a deserving individual who is a role model to persons with disabilities in India," Trustee of Ratna Nidhi Trust, Rajiv Mehta added. Past recipients of the MG Mehta Human Spirit Award are Padma Shri awardee Ms. Arunima Sinha and paralympic cyclist Mr Aditya Mehta. The Chief Guests in the past have been Shri. Ratan Tata and Shri.Anna Hazare respectively. Deepa Malik, who has been honoured with the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award in 2012 will be travelling to Mumbai to attend the ceremony. Read here Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust organized an event to spread awareness about physical disability in India
Deepa Malik enthralled the audience with one hour motivational speech, interspersed with videos. She said, I grew up in times when there was no cable TV. And having a disability meant more attention and love from my family. The fact that every story ended with and they lived happily ever after , meant that whatever happened to me, things would eventually be alight.
"Deepa s untiring will, multiple records, national and international medals and never-say-die spirit make her the ideal role model for persons with disabilities," Trustee of Ratna Nidhi Trust, Rajiv Mehta added. The crowd gave a standing ovation to Deepa after her talk. She particularly moved the audience, when she shared that her husband was at war in Kargil, when she was going in for a surgery, after which she would never be able to walk again. Speaking to her, he said, If you can never walk again, I will carry you for the rest of my life.
Past recipients of the MG Mehta Human Spirit Award are Padma Shri awardee Ms. Arunima Sinha and paralympic cyclist Mr Aditya Mehta. The Chief Guests in the past have been Shri. Ratan Tata and Shri.Anna Hazare respectively. Deepa Malik, who has been honoured with the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award in 2012 travelled to Mumbai to attend the ceremony. Deepa and her daughter Devika are the only mother-daughter pair in the world, who play paralympic sports together.
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