Nazrin Ansari’s aspirations were dealt a crippling blow in June, when the All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AIIPMR) declared that she was ineligible for a postgraduate degree course as she had an 86 per cent disability in her left leg, much higher than the 70 per cent limit set by the Medical Council of India (MCI).

Taking a stand: Nazrin was afflicted with polio at the tender age of two and was brought up in a small chawl, living with 15 family members. File pic