Living with disability (Hindi)
Dr Anita Ghai, 49, is a Reader in Jesus and Mary College of Delhi University. She has been teaching psychology there since 1984.
Struck by polio when she was barely two, Dr Anita Ghai has had to undergo two heart surgeries and a painful treatment for breast cancer. But all this has not deterred her from pursuing her studies and other interests in life.
She went on to do her graduation and finished with doctorate in psychology from Delhi University.
She has extensively travelled all over the world and is an avid activist, fighting for the rights of disabled people. She also has a book to her credit titled Disembodied Form: Issues of Disabled Women.
In this interview, she talks passionately about the problems and issues of disabled people in India, as also about her own experiences of life.
Participants: Honey, Tushar and Rajender Negi
Experts: Dr. Anita Ghai (Reader in Jesus and Mary College, Delhi)
Programme Format: Magazine
Date of Broadcast: 0000-00-00
Date of Upload: 2011-07-29 00:37:39
File Format: MP3
Themes: Inclusion and Equity --> Disabled