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Meet Happy. He is the voice and ears
In The sign language, 16-year-old Parul Passi’s name is Happy. He was not even 10 when he started communicating by using signs though he can speak and hear. He soon mastered the language and now uses it to communicate with the deaf and mute.
Happy is the interpreter for the Deaf Cricket Federation now. Not only has he lent his voice to the players, he has also been instrumental in getting a federation for them.
“I have always liked to speak for them and it is much better than talking to those who can hear,” says Happy. He is giving instructions to the players in the final match of the Deaf Cricket Championship at the SCD Government College grounds.
“I was in fifth standard when I started communicating by using signs, mainly with my father’s friends who come to visit him. Since my father cannot hear or speak, I wanted to do the listening and hearing for him,” says Happy. At present, he is studying in Class X in Raikot Public School, Raikot.
“I love communicating in this language and enjoy it thoroughly. Besides, it does not require so much energy as does speaking. You only have to use your hands to communicate,” he says.
In April this year, Happy was selected as an interpreter for the national deaf cricket team, which was headed for the Asia Cup. “There, I got to know the difference in sign languages of countries like the UK and USA. In the United Kingdom, they mostly use one hand while in India we use both the hands to communicate,” he says.
Happy says it is unfortunate that the deaf and dumb cricket team is not recognised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
“For instance, Zaka Ahmed of Pakistan, who is deaf and dumb, was selected by the Pakistan Cricket Board and played some matches in the national team in 1999,” he says.
Happy’s immediate worry, however, is that he may have to miss the UK tour of the national deaf cricket team because of his Board exams in March next year. IN UK, the team will play five ODIs and three tests.
I’m an artist, like anyone else...’
“I don’t want people to buy my paintings out of pity. I want them to appreciate my hard work and effort put in to prepare them and then decide if they want them or not,” says 21-year-old Gagandeep Singh. He is a patient of cerebral palsy, a movement and posture disorder. His paintings are on display in a corner at Flamez Mall. “People here seem to be more fond of eating and merry-making. They look and go and I have only been able to earn Rs 300. I want to tell them that I am an artist and I am like any one else trying to make a name for myself,” says Gagandeep. “There is no harm in dreaming. There was a time I could not even move my hands properly. My hands were wobbly even when I held the computer mouse in my hand. So painting was a too incredible an idea. Gradually, I learnt to hold the mouse and then my computer teacher Jaspreet gifted me a cordless one. He helped me a lot. Today, I make these greeting cards and designs on the computer,” he says.“Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par has inspired me and I want to do something with my life, just like a normal 21-year-old. There is a dream that I want should come true, just like Ishmeet, winner of Voice of India. I want to tell everyone that special children are not necessarily disabled,” he says.
In The sign language, 16-year-old Parul Passi’s name is Happy. He was not even 10 when he started communicating by using signs though he can speak and hear. He soon mastered the language and now uses it to communicate with the deaf and mute.
Happy is the interpreter for the Deaf Cricket Federation now. Not only has he lent his voice to the players, he has also been instrumental in getting a federation for them.
“I have always liked to speak for them and it is much better than talking to those who can hear,” says Happy. He is giving instructions to the players in the final match of the Deaf Cricket Championship at the SCD Government College grounds.
“I was in fifth standard when I started communicating by using signs, mainly with my father’s friends who come to visit him. Since my father cannot hear or speak, I wanted to do the listening and hearing for him,” says Happy. At present, he is studying in Class X in Raikot Public School, Raikot.
“I love communicating in this language and enjoy it thoroughly. Besides, it does not require so much energy as does speaking. You only have to use your hands to communicate,” he says.
In April this year, Happy was selected as an interpreter for the national deaf cricket team, which was headed for the Asia Cup. “There, I got to know the difference in sign languages of countries like the UK and USA. In the United Kingdom, they mostly use one hand while in India we use both the hands to communicate,” he says.
Happy says it is unfortunate that the deaf and dumb cricket team is not recognised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
“For instance, Zaka Ahmed of Pakistan, who is deaf and dumb, was selected by the Pakistan Cricket Board and played some matches in the national team in 1999,” he says.
Happy’s immediate worry, however, is that he may have to miss the UK tour of the national deaf cricket team because of his Board exams in March next year. IN UK, the team will play five ODIs and three tests.
I’m an artist, like anyone else...’
“I don’t want people to buy my paintings out of pity. I want them to appreciate my hard work and effort put in to prepare them and then decide if they want them or not,” says 21-year-old Gagandeep Singh. He is a patient of cerebral palsy, a movement and posture disorder. His paintings are on display in a corner at Flamez Mall. “People here seem to be more fond of eating and merry-making. They look and go and I have only been able to earn Rs 300. I want to tell them that I am an artist and I am like any one else trying to make a name for myself,” says Gagandeep. “There is no harm in dreaming. There was a time I could not even move my hands properly. My hands were wobbly even when I held the computer mouse in my hand. So painting was a too incredible an idea. Gradually, I learnt to hold the mouse and then my computer teacher Jaspreet gifted me a cordless one. He helped me a lot. Today, I make these greeting cards and designs on the computer,” he says.“Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par has inspired me and I want to do something with my life, just like a normal 21-year-old. There is a dream that I want should come true, just like Ishmeet, winner of Voice of India. I want to tell everyone that special children are not necessarily disabled,” he says.