I first travelled to India in January 2012, a friend who I have known for many years and lived locally was a native of Tamil Nadu. She ran a charity called “Curry Aid” which supports orphaned children in a home near Kodaikanal. It was a roller coaster of a trip full of excitement and emotion […]
This time I would like to tell you a story. A story about friendship, faith in oneself, travel and breaking barriers. A story of an aircraft engineer Sergio who designs fighter planes for a living. Who has a deep interest in spirituality and wanted to travel to India to explore what each of its religions […]
A lot of work is being done by NGOs, individuals & activists on education, employment, rights and entitlements, empowerment, travel, transport and many such crucial issues regarding people with disabilities. There have been breakthroughs on some front and we are yet struggling on others. So why the struggle? What are the obstacles? There are barriers […]
About a year ago I decided to take a leap of faith and journey ‘home’ to India. Being a wheelchair user, this thought had always terrified me. But being in my mid-20s, born and raised in Aotearoa and having my only image of the homeland from pictures and stories, I figured if not now, then […]
My name is Zorin Singha. I am the Secretary of National Association of the Deaf (NAD), India – a national advocacy disabled people’s organisation (DPO) for the deaf, by the deaf and of the deaf. I was born deaf and raised in a hearing home. I have lived in many parts of the country majorly […]
This post is the second in the series of travel with disability blog by Peter Gibson. He prefers to take his wife and son for road trips. Starts and Unexpected Stops We set off on the road from Vadodara at 4:30 and within a very short time we were in a traffic jam on NE […]
My name is Mohammed Asif Iqbal and I am totally blind for over 24 years now. I was very fortunate to grow up in the Western United States where I received my primary, secondary and partial college education. I discovered the power of thrilling experience while engaging in adventure activities. I came to India and […]
Watching the scenic beauty, admiring the flora and fauna spread around has been enticing, energizing and lovely for me. As child, I remember travelling to Himalayas, watching the view from the heights of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath was so exciting. The view held farms and fields of different colours like green, light brown, dark […]
A family travel to the US, hell yeah! Right? Who doesn’t want to attend their sister’s graduation if it allows for you to have a one-month trip to US including places such as NYC (Shopping in Manhattan et al, thanks to Bollywood). Ready, I boarded my flight. Her graduation was a lot of fun and […]
Jagu and I were married in ’92 after a very short and socially controversial courtship. We were classmates; typical college love affair except she was a Brahmin and I, British, white and obviously non-Hindu. Our first dates alone together were on my Enfield Bullet. We would go to the Mahi River where I taught her […]
