Kumar Amit

[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@Somjeet_Singh07 This is sad n not at all expected in a hospital.

[Somjeet Singh Gaur @Somjeet_Singh07]

Today, I was not just insulted.
I was reminded of the place society still assumes people like me belong to.
I visited Medanta Hospital for my daughter’s paediatric consultation. As a parent, you enter a hospital already carrying anxiety, responsibility, and hope. You expect empathy. You expect systems to support—not strip you of dignity.
This was my second visit. During my first visit, I genuinely appreciated a small but meaningful step toward inclusion: a designated accessible parking space at the hospital entrance. It felt like progress. It felt like acknowledgment. It felt like perhaps things were changing.
Today, I parked at the same spot.
And that illusion collapsed.
I was told I could not park there unless I handed over my car keys to the parking in-charge—not requested, but demanded. When I asked a simple and logical question—“If this is a parking space for persons with disabilities, why is my independence conditional?”—the situation escalated.
What followed was deeply disturbing:
“We shouldn’t even give wheelchair users this parking. Tumhara dimaag kharab hai.”
This was not just an insult. It reflected a mindset that still exists in our society.
The incident worsened when, as my wife and I were leaving with our child, the same individual stood in front of us and blocked our way, stating that we would not be allowed to enter the hospital unless we followed his instructions—despite the vehicle being correctly parked under the clearly marked accessible sign (photograph attached).
What was being sought was not compliance.
It was submission.
It was ego.
Equally painful was the absence of basic humanity:
No porter
No assistance
No apology
No intervention
My wife and I had to remove parking cones ourselves, manage the car, and handle a small child—all while being questioned for using a space that legally and visibly exists for persons with disabilities.
This happened at a hospital.
A place meant for care.
A place meant for healing.
A place meant to understand vulnerability.
So I ask—not emotionally, but systemically: Why are security and ground staff not sensitized?
Why are accessibility policies reduced to painted symbols, with no enforcement of respect?
Why does a person with disability still need to justify their presence in spaces created for them?
This is not about one individual.
It is about unchecked power at the lowest levels and unchecked silence at the highest.
In India, accessibility is still treated as charity, not a right. Inclusion is often confused with convenience.
Let us be clear: this incident potentially constitutes a violation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, which guarantees equality, non-discrimination, reasonable accommodation, and protection from humiliation.
Accessibility without dignity is mockery.
Infrastructure without empathy is branding, not inclusion.
Policies without accountability are merely paperwork.
We speak often of an “inclusive India.” But real inclusion is tested in parking lots, at entry gates, when no one important is watching.
I share this not for sympathy or outrage—but because dignity should never be conditional, access should never be negotiated, and disability should never invite humiliation.
If hospitals cannot guarantee respect, then the problem is not disability.
The problem is us.
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[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@AnupamSharmaIFS @minforestmp @PannaTigerResrv @RangaiahSr52351 Great job😍

[Anupam Sharma, IFS @AnupamSharmaIFS]

🐯 Meet P-243, a tiger from Panna Tiger Reserve, once known for nurturing orphaned cubs after their mother died, a rare instance of paternal care in the wild.

Recently he was found with a head injury.

PTR team is making efforts to ensure that his wound heals & he recovers soon.

[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@AnupamSharmaIFS @PannaTigerResrv 😍😍

[Anupam Sharma, IFS @AnupamSharmaIFS]

🐻 Sloth bear moms are among nature’s most devoted parents.

Their cubs cling to mother’s back for months, staying safe from predators and traveling easily through the forest.

This unique behavior is found only in sloth bears among all bear species.

Pic from Night Safari in PTR

[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@AnupamSharmaIFS Awesome

[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@AnupamSharmaIFS 😍😍

[Somjeet Singh Gaur @Somjeet_Singh07]

Vikram , a fellow wheelchair cricketer from Punjab, passed away during a train journey. He collapsed long before the train reached Mathura station. A medical emergency was called at 4:41 AM, but despite the urgency, the train had already been halted for over 1.5 hours before reaching Mathura Junction. By the time medical assistance finally arrived, Vikram was no more.

His lifeless body now lies on the floor of the railway station, surrounded by his teammates — all wheelchair users — who can do nothing but sit there in silent grief and helplessness.

This is not just a tragedy. It is a painful reminder of how differently-abled athletes in India continue to be ignored — even at the national level.

For days, I have been raising my voice, asking why BCCI refuses to bring differently-abled cricket under its official structure.
Why are we still begging for recognition, for support, for basic human dignity?

If this had happened to a BCCI-recognized domestic cricketer, the response would’ve been immediate — medical help, assistance, respect, and national attention.
But because Vikram was a wheelchair cricketer, his body lies on a railway platform floor, unnoticed by the system he proudly represented.

And what breaks my heart even more there was no response or help from his own state cricket association either.
Not even a call, not a single arrangement, no sense of responsibility.
This silence is shameful. It speaks volumes about the disregard for lives that don’t fit into the mainstream mold.

Today, I have felt the unbearable weight of being a disabled person in this country.
No matter how hard we train… no matter how proudly we wear the jersey… we are still not seen. We are still not accepted. We are still not valued.

This is not just a call for support. It’s a cry for basic humanity.
A national-level player should not have to die in silence and definitely not be left lying on the floor, with no one there to help.
Om shanti 🕉️

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[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@Somjeet_Singh07 This is sad and painful💔

[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@AnupamSharmaIFS Great initiative Anupan ji💐

[Anupam Sharma, IFS @AnupamSharmaIFS]

~25 most important Environment-related Current Affairs for #UPSCPrelims2025

Check the thread 🧵

Disclaimers:
1. It's based just upon my humble personal opinion & understanding of #UPSC
2. Their order in random, & not according to any priority or category

[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@AbhinavS_IAS @TWO_Nagaland @drishtiias @CmoNagaland @abumetha @dipr_nagaland Excellent work bhai sahab😍

[Abhinav Shivam IAS 🇮🇳 @AbhinavS_IAS]

Thank You Mr #VikasDivyakirti & @beingkumaramit for supporting our efforts to establish the @TWO_Nagaland library in #Nagaland
@drishtiias has assured to send more study material/books for #UPSC preperation
Your kind contribution shall greatly help the aspirants here.

[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@INCIndia Rahul Gandhi

[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@VAIBHAV777 @_sneha_singh__ ध्येय chhor diya hai. Ab Drishti me parhata hun

[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

@iUtkarshNeil @_sneha_singh__ Thoda yad dilayenge to pahchan jaunga.

[Kumar Amit @beingkumaramit]

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Stop this from happening. Local guide using Mahindra Thar to show tigers to Youtuber using drone in order to capture video. This is highly irresponsible act. In Surai range Uttarakhand.
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