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A dwarf stands tall!

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  1. jayasala42

    jayasala42 IL Hall of Fame

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    Two days back I read in papers that a rich couple working in IT in senior positions could not accept their daughter born with certain deformities in Jan 2016 and they considered it below their dignity to call the baby their own and handed over the child to the Dept of Child Welfare for being handed over in adoption to childless couples.

    Let us travel back to 1980s.


    The child hated school.She was teased mercilessly by other children when she was young. .The girl didn't want to leave her mother's lap.The child was a born dwarf.Her legs were plastered from thigh to toe.The poor mother carried the child to school,remained under a tree till 12 and bring back the baby.The wailing of the child heard at a distance froze her mother.

    The child could sing well. But she was not allowed to participate in competition because of her form.But the mother stood firm, the child won.

    Every stage the child faced scornful contemptual ridiculous looks.Other students stared at her and mocked at her stature."The man marrying her should lift her,keep her under his waist to tie the sacred knot'was the remark even passed by the teachers.On every occasion she was looked down upon and she had to rise with courage to prove her capabilities.

    When she underwent a major surgery, doctors never thought that the child would survive.Her stay in the hospital in such a young age planted the seed of determination to take up medical profession.

    Inspite of the scornful mockery thrown at her she took it as a challenge.She came out with flying colours in the school final and entrance exams.It was simply amazing to see a dwarf becoming a dentist.The head of the dental college hesitated to admit her and hesitated that she might not be able to perform dental surgery .She fought with courage and gave a declaration that she could be dismissed if she was found unfit.But she was the winner.After completing internship and performing many dental surgeries more efficiently than the normal doctors she graduated as a dentist from Govt College Trivandrum.

    The disappointments never left her.Senior doctors considered it below their dignity to have a dwarf doctor in their clinic.She worked as a lecturer in a dental college with a poor pay packet.

    She started looking for other avenues.The fast developing information technology under Health Care embraced her.

    Her job was to coordinate between doctors abroad and the engineers in India who developed software. Initially, she again faced rejection from the engineers working with her who tried to put her down every chance they got. She fought back and won them over. She took an MBA degree in Healthcare & Hospital Administration. She was able to prove them wrong and was able to perform on par or even better than her peers at work. After a few years, she had become the most respected and loved person in the organization.


    She now keeps herself up-to-date in the IT field, besides keeping abreast with developments in the medical field, by keeping in touch with her peers and through other media.She can travel abroad alone and is able to manage her chores with great efficiency.

    Music is her passion. She has also given a few Carnatic music concerts and wants to delve deep in this field too.


    The little girl that struggled at every stage is Dr.Lakshmipradha Srinivasan.She would have become a timid and useless woman, incapable of facing life, had not her parents provided her with an encouraging and healthy environment. They taught her to rely on her strengths and totally ignore her physical deformity. The honesty, self-confidence and resilience have moulded her into what she is.

    The insults and denials have moulded her into a wholesome personality, that cannot be attained even by normal individuals.A dwarf really stand tall!.

    Let her be a source of inspiration to many other Lakshmi Pradhas who face similar problems .Let us greet such great women on this International Women's Day.

    Jayasala 42
     
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  2. iyerviji

    iyerviji Finest Post Winner

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    A thought provoking post Jayakka dear on International Women's day. Ya we should learn from her. Glad her parents gave her support always and hats off to them
     
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    Lathasv IL Hall of Fame

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    Hi@jayasala42 Mam
    Nice inspirational snippet on International Women's day.A warm tribute to all those women who are the motivators to others.Thank you for sharing such a courageous story of Dr.Lakshmiprada Srinivasan.
     
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    satchitananda IL Hall of Fame

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    Hats off to this lady! Amidst all her misfortune, she was most fortunate to be born to parents who stood up to their responsibility with ultimate love and commitment. God gives people many options and opportunities. He gives them children with challenges so they can stand up tall and fulfil their duties well. In cases where that does not work, he sends adoptive parents to such children, so that they find environments more nurturing ones in which they were born.
     
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    vaidehi71 IL Hall of Fame

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    Mami,

    What an inspirational person!
    Have a lot to learn from her courage, endurance.
    Instead of brooding over her ailments she has become a person of strong will and a fantastic example to us.
    I never knew about this person.
    Thanks a lot for sharing.

    Vaidehi
     
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    jayasala42 IL Hall of Fame

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    Dear vaidehi,
    Such women are unsung heroines.The perseverance and long lasting endurance make them unique in the society and they stand as models.
    One of our relative boys, was a normal intelligent individual. He was a B.Com. costAccountant.After 3 years' service in a firm he got admission into IIM Bangalore,While he was in Second year, during a dinner hosted at open terrace with a short parapet wall,he accidentally fell down from the second floor and lost all his senses below the hip.Even the great hospitals could not help him.When he recovered after 8 month he was found fit only to be in wheel chair.His mother aged 70 encouraged him to continue MBA .She stayed with him in the hostel, accompanied him to classes and helped him in bathrooms.He was selected by the Hindu ,offered him office in Ground floor.After getting sufficient experience in Business Line of The Hindu, he was absorbed By Sundaram Finance.He lives separately in an individual house specially designed with wide entrances to all the rooms and bathrooms to enable easy entry with wheel chair.He lost his mother in 2002. Now the boy is 52,stands alone though forsaken by his siblings.He has a specially designed car being operated by hands alone .He owes a lot to his mother,who in her traditional madisar saree was a pillar of support in the hospital for 8 long months, fought for his admission again in the second year, herself being only a ninth std pass accompanied him,,helped a lot in his project work, stood as a pillar of support while he felt desperate.
    Though destiny was not supportive, his mother in 70s fought against odds and made him a person of high esteem in the highly competitive financial world.
    Though forsaken by his sisters and brothers, he attends all the weddings in his car, stays for a while, blesses the couple from the car.He never forgets to bow before his mother whose enlarged photo is kept in his pooja room.

    Jayasala 42
     
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    Mami,

    Another inspirational person, my hats off to that mother and to that person/guy who has endured his pain to make life a self dependent one.

    See what kind of siblings we have, not helpful when required.
    I salute to both of them for they are shown us that perseverance, as you have rightly pointed.

    Thanks again,
    Vaidehi
     
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    Rihana Moderator Staff Member IL Hall of Fame

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    Is it necessary to use this example, judge the couple for their decision, and berate them for not standing up to the challenge of bringing up their child? Can't the greatness of the dwarf lady and her parents be acknowledged and applauded without looking down on the couple in the above example?

    "A little shy" "takes time to warm up to classmates" "participates, but only when called upon" - these observations in the KG progress report had me right away googling parenting and psychology websites. Hard to imagine the mental state of parents like that IT couple who make the choices they make, and live with those.
     
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    Wow...what an amazing testimony...The Almighty enabled her to rise up to the
    brilliance for which he created her. Kudos to the parents....whose faith in her
    gave her the wings to soar in life.
     
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    Dear Smt. Jayasala:

    Thank you for sharing such an inspiring story of a physically challenged woman reaching great heights due to her attitude, determination and hard work. I have nothing but respect for the relentless mother who had inculcated such values in her.

    As the generation changes, overall values are deteriorating. But there are some exceptional mothers who are still giving their life to raise challenged children even today and I see that all the time around me. We have some stunning examples even in this very forum. Frankly, when I think of those mothers who struggle everyday, I put my hands together in respect for them and tears roll out automatically.

    We see God in human form even today.

    Viswa
     
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