SHRUTI PUSHKARNA

Shruti Pushkarna: Can the historic Paralympic medal tally alter our perception of disability? Posted on 09 Sep,2021 | under COLUMNS People simply don’t know enough about disability. Questions need to be asked and situations need to be probed into, writes Shruti Pushkarna

Shruti Pushkarna: Disability Inclusion: How far are we from a Sugamya and Saksham Bharat? Posted on 26 Aug,2021 | under COLUMNS It’s time for the media to go beyond inspiration porn and focus on consistent hard-hitting coverage of issues facing the disabled population, writes Shruti Pushkarna

Shruti Pushkarna: ‘Coupling’ with Covid: One hell of a roller coaster ride Posted on 12 Aug,2021 | under COLUMNS With the country opening up and the scare of a third wave brewing, Shruti Pushkarna pulls a leaf out of her Covid diary and presents handy do’s and don’ts

Shruti Pushkarna: Who really cares about Disability? Posted on 29 Jul,2021 | under COLUMNS Scanty media coverage leaves the disabled community voiceless in the 21st century, writes Shruti Pushkarna

Shruti Pushkarna: Breaking down Barriers: Connecting corporates to persons with disabilities Posted on 15 Jul,2021 | under COLUMNS By 2030, it is estimated that 45% of the global workforce would be freelancing. Are PwDs ready for freelancing assignments at this point? Focus on ‘ability’ and not ‘disability’, says Vineet Saraiwala, Founder of Atypical Advantage, a platform for showcasing talent with an aim to open up a plethora of livelihood opportunities for persons with disabilities

Shruti Pushkarna: One year of the lockdown: Do we consider the impact of our choices on others? Posted on 25 Mar,2021 | under COLUMNS We all got a taste of captivity which was exclusively associated with the disabled earlier, writes Shruti Pushkarna

Driving the Dialogue on Diversity Posted on 11 Mar,2021 | under COLUMNS Shruti Pushkarna speaks with four women who have challenged the stereotypes of gender and disability

Shruti Pushkarna: Why you shouldn’t call anyone blind or deaf? So what if it’s a pedestrian who jumps in front of your car… Posted on 25 Feb,2021 | under COLUMNS Persons with disabilities have been raging an eternal battle against stereotypes, misconceptions and inappropriate language, writes Shruti Pushkarna

Don’t treat disabled as ‘becharas’ Posted on 11 Feb,2021 | under COLUMNS The portrayal of disability in the media leaves much to be desired, five leading lights tell Shruti Pushkarna

Shruti Pushkarna: Disabled Lives Matter: Time to take a Cue from America Posted on 28 Jan,2021 | under COLUMNS And how! President Joe Biden included the disabled community in his campaign, like only one US President has before, writes Shruti Pushkarna

Time to Rejig the Content Mix? Posted on 14 Jan,2021 | under COLUMNS Change in mindset won’t happen unless the society is exposed to the challenges faced by the disabled community, writes Shruti Pushkarna

Shruti Pushkarna: Waking up to a disabled-friendly media in 2021 Posted on 31 Dec,2020 | under COLUMNS 2021 offerings by the media: Special broadcast for the disabled, amended hiring policies, sensitised programming and much more! And how about this: News television to become inclusive from Jan 1, 2021. Shruti Pushkarna steps into a make-believe world in 2021