Viklang To Divyang: Disability Rights Organisation Rebut Govt

Close on the heels of the launch of the Accessible India Campaign in part fulfilment of India’s commitments under the Incheon Strategy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attempted to push the Government’s commitment to persons with disabilities one step forward. He suggested, during the launch of the campaign on December 3, that instead of viklang, the commonly used Hindi word for persons with disabilities, such persons be called divyang – qualifying the ‘limb’ with divinity, instead of disease. The Prime Minister continued his gentle insistence on his apparent brainwave, the genesis of which he explained in great detail during a Mann ki Baat episode on the 27th of December to be ‘taken forward’ by the audience. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/blogs/divyang-vs-viklang-disabled-disenfranchised-but-divine/#sthash.gNw2NR3X.dpuf——————————————————————————————— Subscribe for more videos: http://goo.gl/RjJrX0 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indianexpress Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianexpress Download the Indian Express app at http://indianexpress.com/apps/ Watch more videos at http://www.indianexpress.com/videos