If name is not changed, the participents must quit from the event in protest of this insult.
On 1/24/13, George Abraham <geo...@eyeway.org> wrote: > This is surprising since senior organisations like AADI are involved. > A > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Kotian, H P > Sent: 24 January 2013 11:40 > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: [AI] Republic Day tableau calls disabled 'powerless' > > All > > This post did not get to the list. > I am blinking and numb reading this. Totally dismayed. > Read on > Harish Kotian > Quoting: > > > Republic Day tableau calls disabled 'powerless' > Jan 23, 2013, 03.10AM IST TNN [ Jayashree Nandi ] > > A tableau at the Republic Day rehearsal on Tuesday NEW DELHI: It's supposed > to empower the disabled, but if the newly formed department of disability > affairs has its way, it would call itself the 'department of the > powerless'. At least that's the name it has given itself in Hindi - > nishaktata karya vibhag. Now, to the anger of activists, even a tableau for > people with disabilities that will be part of this year's Republic Day > parade has the same inscription in Hindi. > > The activists, who noticed the name on the tableau three days ago, want it > changed immediately. But that is easier demanded than done. > > "With difficulty we had managed to convince the government to have a > tableau on the disabled. When we finally have one, the inscription on it is > so offensive that it has ruined all the work we had done on the issue. To > add further insult, the commentator will repeat the word nishakt constantly > and the entire country will listen to it. It's an abusive word," said Javed > Abidi, convener of Disability Rights Group. > > The defence ministry has agreed to change the word on the tableau but says > it needs a written request from the department of disability affairs. Stuti > Kacker, secretary, ministry of social justice and empowerment, said the > department was trying its best to change the name. "I can only refer the > matter. We hope a decision will be taken quickly," she said. > > Activists say it's derogatory, demand change of name > > Even if the inscription on the tableau is changed, the name of the > department will remain till a change is approved by the Cabinet. Poonam > Natarajan, chairwoman of National Trust, agreed that nishaktata is an > inappropriate term. "Of course, it has to be changed. I think they are > trying to change it to viklang jan karyashala. But the change has to be > made at the Cabinet level," she said. > > "We noticed the word a few days ago while rehearsing. It's very derogatory. > In fact, state governments such as Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh still use > the word apang (crippled), which is also demeaning. There is very little > awareness about disability righ8ts," said Pradeep Raj, a disability rights > activist who is rehearsing for the Republic Day with 22 other youths with > disabilities. Pradeep's group first noticed the inscription on the tableau. > > Abidi felt 'nishaktata' reminded him of the word 'handicapped', which was > also considered offensive by disability rights activists. "We have moved > on. No one uses the word handicapped anymore. It originated after the world > war when disabled soldiers used to beg on the streets of Europe with a cap > in their hands. In the 1990s, the term was phased out as it was considered > offensive. Now even United Nations uses the word 'disability'. 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