Yesterday, this paper ran a two-page photo feature on the State Paralympic Games held at the Dharavi Sports Complex in the city, under the headline: ‘Fable of Able’. The pictures showed disabled, or as in politically correct terminology today, differently-abled competitors taking part in a slew of sports, from swimming to badminton, from table tennis to discus throw.

The pictures are frames of sterling and stirring courage. There is a swimmer with a stump for an arm and a leg diving into the water. Wheelchair bound competitors use their upper body strength in the discus. Badminton players maneuvered themselves on court. All of them going to prove, that they may be missing a limb or even two, but they are not short on courage and determination.