Whenever we look at wheelchair-bound people, we tend to think it can never happen to us. But that’s not the case; spinal cord injuries are common,” points out Kolkata-based theatre artiste Sumit Lai Roy, ahead of International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Day on September 5. A cursory look at the numbers confirms Roy’s claim; every year, 2.5 lakh to 5 lakh people suffer from SCI globally, according to the World Health Organization. SCI, resulting in paralysis, can transform the patient’s life, leading to a turning point in their life, along with those surrounding them. And this Sunday, Roy’s digital play, Turning Point, will follow the story of Darius, a tetraplegic who discovers that he can be more humane than most humans.

Dolly Thakore and Aswin Varrier in Turning Point; (top) the play revolves around SCI. Representation pic