Dear friends, disability is marginalised subject in the affairs of state. Since last two years back, the department of disability affairs was created for the empowerment of persons with disabilities. After the Modi government it was converted as “department of empowerment of persons with disabilities. Even in the budget the current government allocated the money for the greater empowerment fo persons with disabilities. PM modi Ji, use to share his Man Ki Baat with citizen of india. In this process, 27 december 2015 he devoted for the persons with disability and advocated that vikalang in Hindi language and Disability in English language are derogatory for disabled people. On this ground, he requested to use “Divyang” which appropriately corresponds the actual spirit of disability. But, the disabled community and research scholars of this field realised that the term “divyang” does not make any sense. It does not correspond the actual meaning of disability rather than pushing into a basket of religious kind of understanding. Where there is no rationality than faith. He could failed to recognise the practice of atheists people. Dear friends, there are lot of organisations which are working in the field of disability talking to refute the term divyang, but till today, there is no effective effort is recorded against divyangisation of disability. Being disabled activist and researcher, I feel that this terminology is trying to get back ot devine understanding of disability which was pre-industrial age and that was the dark age of disability, because the people with disability were characterised as Sin symbole and displeasure of god in the society. therefore, we must oppose this kind of attempt in the 21st century where there are very few but there is still good understanding and awareness among the disabled community for their rights. Thus, behalf of disabled community, I want to organise a mass protest against the Dibyang infront of PM house. Please share your opinion on this concern and advise how it can be operationlised?
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