‘People with Disabilities Should Not Be Only at the Receiving End’ ‘No one wants to be friends with them’
The people of Jammu and Kashmir have been battling multiple problems for decades. The political dispute has shattered the once peaceful valley. Regular face-offs between militants and the military have left thousands of people with physical disabilities.
Philauri Jaan, a resident of Nepora in southern Kashmir, was shot in her right rib in 1996 during an encounter between militants and security forces. Then 12 years old, she was rushed to Srinagar and remained in a coma for almost two weeks, and due to the underprovision of health services was referred to a hospital in Delhi.