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TopicDivyang

Topic: Divyang

SubscriberWrites: ‘Divyang’ and Politics of Naming —Rethinking Language for Persons with Disabilities

Calling persons with disabilities ‘Divyang’ may sound noble, but critics say it romanticizes struggle, masks barriers, and risks replacing real rights with token symbolism.

Raipur to host 17th Divya Kala Mela

The week-long fair will showcase products created by 100 Divyang artisans, artists, and entrepreneurs from over 20 states and union territories.

CRPF personnel who lost limbs are training as ‘cyber warriors’, para athletes at this institute

The National Centre for Divyang Empowerment in Hyderabad has brought in domain experts to train personnel in AI, cyber security and para sports.

Yogi says he will not let UP become ‘divyang’. He just reinforced a disability stereotype

Has the re-christening of people with disability as ‘divyang’ helped people with disability and how they are treated and perceived in India?

Disabled Indians have climbed the Mount Everest, but still struggle to enter temples and mosques

It is sad that barriers are built on the basis of a person’s disability- especially in India where the Ashtavakra Gita is based on a person with 8 physical disabilities

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This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.