2017 calendar features top achievers with disabilities
The Swarga Foundation in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, has released a special calendar for 2017.
Called ‘I’m Special’, the calendar highlights the talent and courage of several people with disabilities who have done remarkable work in their fields.
Among the people featured is J. Swarnalatha, who heads the Swarga Foundation. It was set up in 2014 by Swarnalatha who has multiple sclerosis, and her husband Guruprasad. The organization works with people with disabilities and brain-related disorders.
Others in the calendar are a blind Hindustani singer, a Bharatnatyam teacher with Down Syndrome, and a wildlife photographer with multiple sclerosis.
The price of the calendar is Rs. 300. To place orders, one can call 088709-55111 or 98432-49854, or write to swargafoundation1@gmail.com.
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