@NPRD_IN

Cross Disability Rights Organisation

 New Delhi
Joined June 2017
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National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled retweeted
The Hindu
@the_hinduAug 19
Disability rights organisations and activists have raised concerns over the proposed classification of disabilities for enumeration in Census 2027, saying the nine-category framework does not adequately include several disabilities recognised under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016. ✍️@BShajan thehindu.com/news/national/d…

Disability rights groups flag gaps in proposed Census 2027 categories

Disability rights activists criticise Census 2027 for inadequate disability categories, risking underrepresentation of various recognized disabilities.

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Can a constitutional democracy committed to equality, dignity and inclusion legitimately retain methods of policing whose foreseeable consequence is the creation of disability. Does the State Have the Right to Maim With Pellet Guns? NPRD GS writes thewire.in/rights/does-the-s…

Does the State Have the Right to Maim With Pellet Guns?

Pellet shotguns disperse hundreds of pellets, in most cases metallic, indiscriminately over a wide area, making permanent disability an inherent risk rather than an accidental consequence of misuse....

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The Karnataka HC order was careful and well-reasoned, its silence on the deeper questions of consent and bodily autonomy for persons with disabilities shows how little India’s law has settled, three decades after the Shirur home scandal. NPRD GS Writes theleaflet.in/women-and-chil…

Consent, Capacity, and the Limits of Parens Patriae: What the Karnataka High Court’s hysterectomy...

While the Karnataka High Court’s order was careful and well-reasoned, its silence on the deeper questions of consent and bodily autonomy for persons with disabilities shows how little India’s law has...

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Proposed amendment to #NationalFoodSecurityAct reduces food security for India's poorest households, including PwD. Disability means higher living costs—not lower needs. Strengthen #NFSA Introduce #DisabilityNutritionSupportEntitlement under #AAY. #RightToFood #DisabilityRights
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S. NAMBURAJAN | எஸ்.நம்புராஜன்@SNAMBURAJANJun 12
The one day executive committee meeting of the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled - NPRD has just begun at Egmore, Chennai. President Gireesh Keerthi presides over the meeting & General Secretary Muralidharan presents a work report. @NPRD_IN
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National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled retweeted
Ambika Pandit
@AmbikaPanditTOIMay 28
#MakeInclusionReal...an acid attack survivor was assessed as "low vision" 3 yrs ago by a medical board while the cause of that disability acid attack was not taken into account...it took 3 yrs and a Delhi High Court order for the authorities to take note and respond..
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@AmbikaPanditTOIMay 28
#MakeInclusiinReal just creating an online application system is not enough...what you need is a system sensitive to addressing the concerns of persons with disabilities... timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…

3 years on, acid attack survivor wins right to disability review

NEW DELHI: After struggling for three years, acid attack survivor, 28-year-old Reshma Qureshi, has finally won a hard-fought battle to get the authorities to conduct a reassessment of her disability,...

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@NPRD_IN statement on #UnionBudget2026 Budget continues exclusionary trajectory reflecting clear pro-corporate & pro-rich bias that deepens inequality & marginalisation. For disabled this represents active denial of rights, while entrenching inequality. facebook.com/share/p/1Stsjox…
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@NPRD_IN statement on #budget covered in this @thewire_in report thewire.in/politics/visionle…

'Visionless, Vague, Detached': Opposition, Rights Groups Criticise Budget 2026

Rights groups said the VB-G RAM G allocations barely meet 42% of the requirement, while the rights and needs of many others have been ignored.

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It is the norm. Invite to a government-led/sponsored consultation is followed by a "Non-Disclosure Agreement" that one has to sign. @NPRD_IN GS invited to a consultation on "National AI Strategy for Health" refused to sign one. Sharing his FB Post facebook.com/share/p/1JpaRzq…
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Rajendran Narayanan@rajendran_naray15 Dec 2025
See the way NREGA is being killed by the new Bill. This bill needs to be resisted fully. Down with new bill. It's annihilation of rights. Image courtesy: @NREGA_Sangharsh @_YogendraYadav @prasanna_s @clifroz @pbhushan1 @AnjaliB_ @nikhilmkss
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S. NAMBURAJAN | எஸ்.நம்புராஜன்@SNAMBURAJAN16 Dec 2025
Repeal anti rural poor, anti disabled #VBGRAMGBill @NPRD_IN @TARATDAC1
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National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled retweeted
Jan Swasthya Abhiyan@jsa_india12 Dec 2025
#JSANationalConvention25: reading People’s Resolve ⁦@chintan_richa⁩ ⁦@singh_jyotsna⁩ ⁦@meeracomposes⁩ ⁦@PHMglobal⁩ ⁦@Psaligram1⁩ ⁦@MaimoonaMollah⁩ ⁦@napmindia⁩ ⁦@gsaipsn⁩ ⁦@rozi_roti⁩ ⁦@OsamaUmmer⁩ ⁦@DrJoseJobinse⁩
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Why the #Indian #Disability #Movement is lagging behind in raising its voice against the #Genocide_in_Gaza? @kDiary59334 speaks on India's Disability Movement & #Palestine at a meeting organised by the NPRD & @jsa_india held in #NewDelhi youtu.be/Xx26Z6T9y98

Dr. Vijay K Tiwari On India's Disability Movement & Palestine

Vijay K Tiwari speaking on India's Disability Movement & Palestine ...

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National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled retweeted
S. NAMBURAJAN | எஸ்.நம்புராஜன்@SNAMBURAJAN29 Sep 2025
A meeting was organised on "Genocide & Gaza's Disabled" by @NPRD_IN in New Delhi, yesterday Sep:28. Palestine ambassador to India @AM_Shawesh and two other experts from Palestine, spoke about the grave situation in the meeting, through online. #StopGazaGenocide‌NOW #nprd
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#Palestine #Ambassador 2 #India asserts dont forget history before Oct 7, while giving overview of current situation. 3 disability activists from #Palestine joined online in the NPRD meeting focussing on myraid problems that disabled face in in the ongoing #Genocide in #Gaza
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1. “The Palestine Question - Overview & Background”: Ambassador of Palestine to India, H/E. Abdullah Abu Shawesh 2. “Doubly Disabled in Gaza”: Haitham Saqqa, Palestinian Disability Activist 3. “Genocide & Escalating Mental Trauma”: Razan Saqqa, Mental Health Professional 4. “Denial of Health & Rehabilitation Services”: Ziad Amro, President, Palestinian Association of Persons with Visual Impairment 5. “Children During Conflict”: Radhika Alkazi, Founder Astha 6. “Collaborators in Genocide”: Vijay Prashad, Executive Director, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research 7. “India’s Disability Movement & Palestine”: Dr. Vijay K Tiwari, Assistant Professor (Law), The West Bengal University of Juridical Sciences Muralidharan, NPRD & Jyotsna Singh, JSA to conduct Venue: Lecture Hall, Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan, Near Mata Sundari College, Indrajit Gupta Marg,, New Delhi Livestream:https://www.youtube.com/live/haz-aes4Dcw?si=s0hR9CrA5ePSN2oG https://www.facebook.com/share/17D5w2HjBC/

ALT 1. “The Palestine Question - Overview & Background”: Ambassador of Palestine to India, H/E. Abdullah Abu Shawesh 2. “Doubly Disabled in Gaza”: Haitham Saqqa, Palestinian Disability Activist 3. “Genocide & Escalating Mental Trauma”: Razan Saqqa, Mental Health Professional 4. “Denial of Health & Rehabilitation Services”: Ziad Amro, President, Palestinian Association of Persons with Visual Impairment 5. “Children During Conflict”: Radhika Alkazi, Founder Astha 6. “Collaborators in Genocide”: Vijay Prashad, Executive Director, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research 7. “India’s Disability Movement & Palestine”: Dr. Vijay K Tiwari, Assistant Professor (Law), The West Bengal University of Juridical Sciences Muralidharan, NPRD & Jyotsna Singh, JSA to conduct Venue: Lecture Hall, Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan, Near Mata Sundari College, Indrajit Gupta Marg,, New Delhi Livestream:https://www.youtube.com/live/haz-aes4Dcw?si=s0hR9CrA5ePSN2oG https://www.facebook.com/share/17D5w2HjBC/

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#Genocide & #Gaza's #disabled Join us in expressing solidarity with the disabled people of Palestine in their fight against occupation and apartheid. According to the UN, Gaza has the largest number of child amputees! At SURJEET BHAWAN, NEW DELHI Sept. 28, 2025, 3 p.m.
A poster with a striking background photo of two men with amputated legs walking on crutches over rough ground, their backs facing the viewer. Both wear jackets and jeans. At the top, bold red text reads: “GENOCIDE & GAZA’S DISABLED” Below the image, in a red box with white text: “SAVE THE DATE SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 3 PM HARKISHAN SINGH SURJEET BHAWAN, NEW DELHI” At the bottom, on a green and white strip, the organizers’ names appear in red: “NATIONAL PLATFORM FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE DISABLED (NPRD) JAN SWASTHYA ABHIYAN (JSA)”

ALT A poster with a striking background photo of two men with amputated legs walking on crutches over rough ground, their backs facing the viewer. Both wear jackets and jeans. At the top, bold red text reads: “GENOCIDE & GAZA’S DISABLED” Below the image, in a red box with white text: “SAVE THE DATE SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 3 PM HARKISHAN SINGH SURJEET BHAWAN, NEW DELHI” At the bottom, on a green and white strip, the organizers’ names appear in red: “NATIONAL PLATFORM FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE DISABLED (NPRD) JAN SWASTHYA ABHIYAN (JSA)”

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NPRD GS writes on the devastating impact of the genocide on the disabled in Gaza and how Israel is producing disability on a large scale. Thanks to @GANASHAKTI1 bangla.ganashakti.co.in/Home…
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National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled retweeted
Vijay K@EkDiary5933414 Aug 2025
Sociologist @KK_Kannabiran ma'am and I write that Divyang and Harijan are based on Hindu epistemic privilege. However, there is a crucial difference between the two: they come from radically different imaginations of 'fraternity'.
Supreme Court Observer
@scobserver14 Aug 2025
New Feature: @EkDiary59334 & @KK_Kannabiran reflect on the State’s tendency to contend with the disabled on its own, flawed terms. Their entry point is the Censor’s directive to the makers of 'Sitaare Zameen Par' to include a message from the PM: scobserver.in/journal/divyan…

Divyang, ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ and the constitutional lives of the disabled - Supreme Court Observer

The CBFC's directive to include a 'Divyang' message by the PM reflects the State’s tendency to contend with the disabled on its flawed terms

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NPRD GS writes about new weapons in Israel's arsenal of #GenocideinGaza Thanks to @thewire_in @SNAMBURAJAN @EkDiary59334 @drsitu @pradeepbagival @vjayakumar @mkssindia @AmbikaPanditTOI m.thewire.in/article/rights/…

Starve, Silence, Disable: New Weapons in Israel’s Genocidal War - The Wire

This is not collateral damage. It is the deliberate, systematic creation of disability.

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