A dwarf stands tall!

Lakshmipradha · May 4, 2016

jayasala42 · May 5, 2016

Wonderful performance! congrats Lakshmipradha
Jayasala 42

vaidehi71 · May 5, 2016

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That's a very nice performance.
You truly are an inspiration.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Regards,
Vaidehi

rossie · May 5, 2016

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Wow.. What a performance. Awesome Lakshmi

girvani · May 5, 2016

Dear Jaya amma

What an inspirational real life examples and I can only bow my head.
Vani

umaakumar · May 7, 2016

Dear Jayasala,

It was really nice to read your post. I felt very sad to read about parents who gave up their child.

I am sure there was someone out there waiting to take care of this child in spite of the disabilities.

Dr. Lakshmiprada is an inspiration.

I have a friend. She has 2 adopted children. Both girls. The second child was about 8 months old when she adopted her. But as days went by they realized that the child was not normal and had some issues. Many advised her to return the baby. But she refused. Her logic was if she had given birth to this child, would people advice her to give away the baby. Today that child is 13 years old and goes to school and is doing well. She needs intensive therapy. I feel very happy when i see the children and her.

I Salute the women who have such strength and courage to fight all odds to make something out of their children and not make the little ones feel let down.

Happy womens day to you.

Regards
Uma

sindmani · Sep 4, 2017

Ur post is giving me confidence to face my life.

jayasala42 · Sep 4, 2017

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Ur post is giving me confidence to face my life.
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Thank you Sindmani
Jayasala42

sindmani · Sep 4, 2017

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Dear Latha,
We had two children of this type in my sister-in-law's house.One child could not move.Due to lack of exercise she became too plumpy.It was very difficult to lift the child from the wheel chair to toilet seat.The blood pressure shot up abnormally and she had to be admitted for blood transfusion very often.The father's career was lost.The brother of the girl who was very smart could not get high marks in plus two since he too was always worried about his sister.

But the child attained age at 12.The mother found it difficult to dress her up during 'those' days which the girl never realised.We could notice the sensuous feelings the girl had when she saw some person of the opposite sex.There were occasions when the parents had to be away for a day or two out of necessity.The gynocologists advised surgery for the girl after she became 18.But God was kind enough to take the baby away from this earth when pressure was too high and resulted in stroke and instantaneous death.It was March 14th and the brother's board exam s were on.It is sad that it affects one and all in the family.When the child improves and comes up in life,all the sacrifices attain some meaning.Other wise this is tolerated as the karma pala of either the child or the parent.

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Really sad to hear the story.

Lakshmipradha · Aug 30, 2019

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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.

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hello Jayasala,

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