Disability need not hinder one's success: TN Guv

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit today said disability need not hinder one's success and stressed the need to develop courage and confidence in the person to overcome it.

Citing the example of late astro-physicist Stephen Hawking's saying that "disability need not be an obstacle to success," Purohit said the former had spoken from his personal experience.

Professor Hawking himself had a motor neurone disease for a large part of his adult life but that did not prevent him from becoming a famous astro-physicist, the Governor said.

He said, "stalwarts with disabilities" like Gayathri Sankaran (Padmashri awardee, musician) and K Radhabai, the first visually disabled woman to receive a Ph.D degree in south India "have never let any form of disability come in their way of success and have left an unforgettable mark in their respective fields."
Further, Purohit said "endowing a person with the ability to overcome one's disabilities is very important."