Differently abled but oh so able!
MONDAY was observed as National Youth Day in memory of Swami Vivekananda, whose birthday it was. And for a group of special youth in the city, it was a very special day. The Inner Wheel Club of Mulund Hills honoured them for forging ahead despite their disabilities, and for their never-say-die spirit in battling the odds and going for higher education.

DESERVING: (L to R) Angad Mishra, Pallavi Pandit and Santosh Yadav with Neenu Mahal, president of the Inner Wheel Club of Mulund Hills. Pic/Shrikant Khuperkar

Pallavi Pandit, who is pursuing her first year BMS course from a college in Chembur, is visually impaired. Santosh Yadav is without limbs and is pursuing his second year LLB from Government Law College. His friend Angad Mishra who lost his leg during an accident is studying Engineering at Swami Vivekananda College in Chembur.

Vrooming it at six
THIS little one packs a punch. Mumbai’s Raheesh Khatri, who is just six years old, is the world’s youngest drag racer, claiming the title from Amber Bell of the UK. Raheesh is also India’s youngest Motocross racer, and was felicitated by the principal of Army Public School, which he attends, earlier in the week.