Ck Meena

When did ‘they’ become ‘we’? The disabled population in India is usually ‘othered’ by the larger society, rendered invisible or viewed as ‘them’. But the achievements of disabled champions are immediately claimed by all, just as a cricketing World Cup victory becomes a collective one. Debate over ‘D’ word FYI, ‘disabled’ is not a dirty word.

A survey in 2011 came up with the risible conclusion that Bangalore was the most ‘liveable’ city in India. If ‘liveable’ sounded laughable back then, the past decade has done nothing to vindicate the claim. The name change from Bangalore to Bengaluru in 2014 didn’t change its liveability quotient either.