Prayaas Day, an annual event aimed at making a difference to society which was started by students of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B)’s Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP), is celebrating its eighth year on January 24. This year’s theme is ‘Celebrating Abilities’, and hopes to provide a platform for the differently abled to share their talent, spirit and achievements.
Apart from the main event itself, Prayaas conducts various activities throughout the year. Komal Kamra, Director (Development), The Spinal Foundation, said in a press release, “We at The Spinal Foundation are very excited to be associated with Prayaas Day and IIMB-EPGP. We are sure that institutes of repute such as IIM Bangalore taking a lead in championing this cause will bring in a renewed vigour in promoting inclusiveness. We hope that through this event, we will be able to showcase the immense potential that differently-abled persons have and celebrate some of the success stories.”
Proceedings
This year, the event is scheduled to commence with an awareness run, following which team events and indoor games for the differently abled and the students will take place. Cultural performances and art exhibitions will also be conducted. Para-athlete Padma Shri and Arjuna awardee Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla will also be delivering a talk.
“We, the disabled fraternity, have problems with our bodies but our determination, ambitions and dreams are not paralyzed,” said Holla.
In the afternoon, a panel on the topic ‘Breaking down Societal Barriers’ is to take place, and will be moderated by international para-swimmer and Associate Director at Cognizant Justin Jesudas. The panellists are Nasreen S Wadia, Founder of Unlimited Freedom; Anand Viswanathan, Senior Research Scientist at Cochrane; and Pranesh Nagri, Director of Enable India.
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