Despite clearing the prestigious Civil Services Examination, Sunder Lal and Abhishek Singh found a seemingly insurmountable barrier in their way.

The two men with disabilities had dreamt of joining the Indian Administrative Service. But the Centre's department of personnel and training (DoPT) put Lal, who has 70 per cent hearing impairment, in the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise), while Singh was assigned to the Indian Audit & Accounts Service.

Skateboarding requires truckloads of nerves, coordination, and agility. So, imagine the level of skill and confidence a visually impaired person would need on a skateboard! Which is what makes Dan Mancina such a remarkable guy.

Mancina was 13 years old when he was diagnosed with a retinal degenerative disease. At the age of 22, he lost his vision completely and almost gave up on his passion to skateboard.

Mancina has been skateboarding since he was seven, but he thought that the rapid onset of blindness would mean he would be forced to give it up.

Travel is about engaging all the senses.

When we hear the word ‘travel,’ we usually think of visually stimulating trips, gazing at a beautiful sunset, or at the massive walls of an old fort. And, when someone says ‘tourist,’ we picture camera-toting tourists, reading guides,and figuring out maps.