Q. What is your name, age? Where do you live?
A. I am Danish Siddique, I am 19 years old and I live in Bandra.
Q. Tell us about your family and friends. Who is your best friend? Why?
A. In my house, I have my Ammi, Abu, and three siblings. I am the youngest of all. Osama is my best friend as he is my childhood friend.
Q. What do you like doing in your free time?
A. I like watching TV, movies and I love all Salman Khan Movies.
Q. How do you come to the centre? Do you like coming here? Tell us what you like the most.
A. I take a bus to reach the school. I like to study and play.
Q. What do you come here and do? Which is your favourite/ least favourite part?
A. We come here and first do our prayers and have a banana. Post that we study. I like all the food that we get here and dal chawal is my favourite. My least favourite thing to do is play table tennis. It is so difficult and I cannot play the sport.
Q. Tell us your favourite subject
A. I love both English and Hindi.
Q. What do you want to be when you grow up? Why?
A. I will either become a hero or run by own business.
Q. What makes you happy? Sad? Scared? Angry?
A I feel angry and sad whenever I have a fight with my friends. I am the happiest when I am being mischievous or studying in class. I get good grades and always come first in my class.
Q. India is an independent country. Did you know that? What does that mean?
A. Yes, I know that India is a free country and it is an independent country.
Q. What does independence mean to you?
A. I do not like it when someone tells me what to do and I feel sad. For me, being independent means being on my own without any restrictions.
Q. Tell us what you love, what inspires you or who inspires you? Why?
A. Shah Rukh Khan! He is my inspiration
Q. If you had one superpower, what would you like to do/change about your life?
A. I will do lots of mischief and never want to be caught for it!
#ThisAbilityMatters is a co-created campaign with Save The Children India that aims to push the discourse on the need for self-reliance and independence of India’s disabled children.
