In the wee hours of the day, a group of nine differently-abled people, including seven wheelchair-bound boys and two hearing-impaired girls, visit Jagriti Park in Delhi, to practise yoga. Having gone to school and performing Indian classical dance for more than 17 years together, the group decided to form We Are One a year ago. This trust reaches out to other people by teaching dance and yoga to anyone with a disability, whether it is autism or speech impairment. “We try to encourage people with disability to go beyond their limits. Our aim is to break stereotypes and to promote inclusion in society,” says Gulshan Kumar, the lead choreographer of the group.They’ve picked up yoga on their own, while dance was a part of daily life in Amar Jyoti School that they went to. The group has had to combat more than just disability though. They have also been able to leave behind them the shadow of harassment and exploitation from a past mentor. “Togetherness has given us enough strength to start afresh and our love for dance and yoga has made us who we are today,” says Husnain, the founder.
Sukhasana by Alka Shah, Gulshan Kumar, Manish Verma, Harbeer Singh
Chakrasana by Harbeer Singh
Mayurasana by Manoj Kumar
Ardhchandrasana by Gulshan Kumar and Harbeer Singh
Padmasana by Gulshan Kumar
Dhanurasana by Gulshan Kumar
