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Divyang – The Name India’s PM Narendra Modi Gave To The Differently Abled People

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                  Divyang Instead Of Viklang “What lies in a name?”, one may ask. But let me tell you words have power; infinite and intense power to influence everything. Some may argue that calling a person handicapped, disabled, dependent or any such name okay. After all, that’s the truth, right? But, I feel, these words add to the mental agony of the people that are being addressed. They may not tell you straightaway or not stop you from calling them names since they are used to such behaviour. The other times, people have grown immensely strong in their life so much so that anything doesn’t affect them now. Their idea is simple, just ignore everything that adds no good to your life. While I agree that we may have been ignoring the rights of the differently abled people to an extent, fortunately, the big question is being addressed: Providing financial and educational help to them, Time concession in examinations Special schools for addressing different impairments