#ThisAbilityMatters – “I Love My School Because I Have Friends Here,” Reveals Mantasha.

Q. What is your name, age? Where do you live?

A.  I am Mantasha, I am 15-year old and living in Bandra.

Q. Tell us about your family and friends. Who is your best friend? Why?

A. I come by school bus or sometimes walk and come to school. At home, I live with my parents, grandparents and four brothers. I have many friends such as Ridhi, Rekha, Umesalma, Maharooq. Some of them are with me on the school bus and we talk a lot!

Q. What do you like doing in your free time?

A. I love talking to my friends especially when teachers are not around.

Q. How do you come to the centre? Do you like coming here? Tell us what you like the most.

A. I take the school bus to reach here. I love playing badminton here.

Q. What do you come here and do? Which is your favourite/ least favourite part?

A. I come here and study and meet my friends and I have so many friends in school! I like everything here but I struggle using the skipping rope.

Q. Tell us your favourite subject.

A. I like Math because it is so much fun!

Q. What do you want to be when you grow up? Why?

A. I want to go to college, learn how to use the computer and work.

Q. What makes you happy? Sad? Scared? Angry?

A. I am happy when I can understand all the subjects that are taught in school, but I am scared of insects and do not like them.

Q. Tell us what you love, what inspires you or who inspires you? Why?          

A. I love movies! Alia Bhat and Varun Dhawan are my favourites!

Q. If you had one superpower, what would you like to do/change about your life?

A. I would win all the matches in Badminton!

#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.