Don't "otherise" disabled with terms like 'divyang': Varsity

Rahul Bajaj, a visually disabled student of the 5-year LLB course in Dr Ambedkar College here, was conferred 20 awards, including 13 gold medals, at the 105th convocation of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) here on Saturday.

Bajaj stood first in the RTMNU among students of all streams and was presented the medals by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit at a ceremony here.

Bajaj, possibly the first disabled student from the country to have been chosen for the Rhodes scholarship, will be pursuing Bachelor of Civil Law and M.Phil from Oxford University.

Speaking to PTI after the ceremony, Bajaj, currently working in a top law firm in Delhi and having interned under Supreme Court and High Court judges, said the awards were a recognition of the effort he had put in over five years at his course.

Explaining why he chose law as a career, Bajaj said," It is a confluence of three or four factors. I was interested in social studies and English, both of which are central tools for a lawyer. Secondly I have a knack for arguments, in a constructive way, and the ability to put forward my view in a persuasive way."