Q. What is your name, age? Where do you live?
A. I am Abhujar, 15-year old living in Bandra.
Q. Tell us about your family and friends. Who is your best friend? Why?
A. I have two sisters and my parents. I am the youngest but the naughtiest of all!
Viraj, Prateek, Abdul, Kudir, Atharv all of these are my best friend as we do everything together!
Q. What do you like doing in your free time?
A. I love to cycle with my friends, play cricket, football and table tennis till late evening. Post dinner, I am glued to the television and love watching Aladin.
Q. How do you come to the centre? Do you like coming here? Tell us what you like the most.
A. I take the local transport and come to school in the BEST bus. I love coming to school because the studies are good, I have my friends here and also like the food. We get everything from Dal Chawal, Biryani to Pulav.
Q. What do you come here and do? Which is your favourite/ least favourite part?
A. I was recently shifted to a new class and got separated from all my friends. I do not like it. I like playing cricket. Dhoni is my ekdum ‘Ek number’!
Q. Tell us your favourite subject
A. Currently, I am learning to make spices in school and I like that.
Q. What do you want to be when you grow up? Why?
A. I want to become a cricketer or I will become a businessman!
Q. What makes you happy? Sad? Scared? Angry?
A. I like being naughty and teasing all children, however, now I do not do that because then parents come to school and compliant about me!
Q. Tell us what you love, what inspires you or who inspires you? Why?
A. I love Dhoni!
Q. India is an independent country. Did you know that? What does that mean?
A. Yes, India was first ruled by the British and now it is a free country!
Q. What does freedom mean to you?
A. Freedom means to do things the way I like them.
Q. If you had one superpower, what would you like to do/change about your life?
A. I will rule the world! I will fight and win over everyone!
#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.
