Well articulated. A perspective often over We need both but you are right, people stop with the motivation.looked.
From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> On Behalf Of Ashutosh Singhal Sent: 05 May 2025 20:55 To: accessiblewo...@googlegroups.com; accessindia@accessindia.org.in; disabilityrightsallia...@googlegroups.com Subject: [AI] Very good article on Civil Servant with Visual Impairment experience and my LinkedIn post on miss-use of motivation https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/upsc-cse-2024-topper-visual-impairment-satender-singh-civil-servant-9983754/ Shared by Indian Express android app Click here to download https://indexpress.page.link/shareDL As a person with visual impairment blind), I can say that whenever someone from a marginalized community — such as Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), or Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) — achieves success, society often uses their story purely as a source of motivation rather than addressing the underlying ground realities. Because of this behavior, individuals from marginalized communities often face pressure from society: "If he or she has done it, why can't you?" Whenever someone from a marginalized background raises genuine concerns, society dismisses them by saying things like, "He/she cleared the UPSC," "He/she climbed a mountain," "He/she won medals in the Paralympics," or "He/she founded a multi-crore industry." Basically, society uses the success stories of a few as motivational examples instead of working to solve real, systemic issues. When a marginalized person raises genuine concerns before the authorities, the authorities often resort to manipulation tactics instead of addressing the actual problems. They respond by saying, "Someone from your community has succeeded — he/she did this and that — so why can't you?" This turns into a blame game, where instead of solving ground-level issues, authorities hide behind motivational speeches, citing a few success stories from marginalized communities. I am not saying we should not celebrate success stories — we absolutely should. However, I am completely against only highlighting successes while remaining silent about the challenges and systemic barriers that successful individuals had to overcome. Many of these issues would not exist if laws, guidelines, rules, and regulations were properly implemented at the ground level. But instead, authorities often focus only on showcasing success stories while ignoring the necessary work of improving conditions for others. They selectively remove the challenges faced by successful individuals from the narrative to suit their convenience. The situation becomes worse when society highlights a person’s achievements purely for motivation, without any willingness to address the real, underlying issues. If we truly want to bring about improvement, the first step is to acknowledge the problems — and the second is to work sincerely to fix them. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sugamyata-ashutosh-singhal-823543289_successstory-upsc-activity-7322667426804813826-v_bn?utm_source=share <https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sugamyata-ashutosh-singhal-823543289_successstory-upsc-activity-7322667426804813826-v_bn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAEYGaNsBRMelVAsVe0usYk1hxlY-d_ErcVY> &utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAEYGaNsBRMelVAsVe0usYk1hxlY-d_ErcVY -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. 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