1. Mary Kom: Born in a Kangathei village of Manipur, this champion boxer comes from very humble roots. Her parents were jhoom cultivators surviving on subsistence farming, and she did not have enough money to pay for training for a sport that was considered masculine by her society and her father. Nevertheless, she overcame them all to be the face of boxing in India and what makes her even more remarkable is that she did it again after giving birth to her sons. She fought against the patriarchal society that defines a very traditional role for mothers to fulfil their dreams. She was the only indian woman boxer to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and competing in the 51 kg category; she bagged the bronze medal for the country. She is the only boxer (male or female) to win eight World Championship medals.

2. Girish Sharma: A well-known badminton champion he is a true inspiration. He lost his leg when he was a kid in a train accident. But this did not stop him from becoming a badminton champion. He has just one leg and it is strong enough to cover him across the court. His perseverance to become an athletic was so firm, that he managed to make a name for himself in the field of badminton.

3. Arunima Sinha: She lost her leg when she was pushed out of a moving train by some robbers. Having her life take an unpredictable turn, she became the first women amputee to climb the Mount Everest. She denied to be looked down as a handicapped woman and with her strong determination proved that will is far more important than a body. She made history by her determination and fighting spirit.Arunima Sinha is an Indian mountain climber and sportswoman. She is the world’s first female amputee to scale Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Mount Elbrus (Russia), Mount Kosciusko (Australia), Mount Aconcagua (South America), Carstensz Pyramid (Indonesia) and Mount Vinson, she is also a seven time Indian volleyball player.

4. Dancing on one leg: Subhreet Kaur Ghumman from Punjab:
Subhreet lost her left leg due to a bike accident in 2009. She was on her way home from college when the vehicle skid. The next thing she saw was the frightful sight of several ants chewing on her skin. To prevent the infection from spreading, the doctors had to amputate her leg. Subhreet decided to pursue her childhood dream of dancing after the accident.
“I have loved dancing since childhood. But it was only after the accident that I realised I should do what I love now that I have got another chance at life,” she tells The Better India.
A year after the accident, Subhreet joined a gym to improve her muscle strength and stamina. “I first learnt to stand and balance myself on one leg and then joined the gym. By 2012, I could dance on one leg,” she added. Once she was confident of dancing with one leg, Subhreet joined an academy in Chandigarh for a dance course.
In 2014, life took a pleasant turn with IGT and the accolades that came along with the show but her share of struggles was not over yet.
Subhreet is grateful that social media has helped her spread positive vibes and encourage others who believe that disability is a hindrance to achieving goals. By showing her stunning dance moves and participating in dance shows, she is ‘normalising’ all body types in the entertainment world. She only hopes people would now stop stigmatising the disabled.