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Samarth Hero Awards

Honor individuals and institutions for creating solutions and spaces that provide greater accessibility and inclusivity.

  • Neo Motion
    Excellence in
    Assistive Solutions

    Neomotion
    Motorized Wheelchairs

    Neo Motion
    Excellence in Assistive Solutions

    Neomotion
    Motorized Wheelchairs

    Neomotion is a motorized wheelchair production company. Its products are NeoFly and NeoBolt. NeoFly is a personalized wheelchair that offers a great posture reducing back & shoulder pain, is extremely smooth to propel reducing fatigue, is compact making places accessible.

    NeoBolt is an add-on that converts NeoFly into a safe road-worthy vehicle, enabling wheelchair users to go out independently for education, work, and recreation or simply to explore the world. NeoMotion users are living life to the fullest.

  • Sruti Mohapatra
    Excellence in
    Inclusive Education

    Dr. Sruti Mohapatra
    Swabhiman, Odisha

    SrutiMohapatra
    Excellence in Inclusive Education

    Dr. Sruti Mohapatra
    Swabhiman, Odisha

    Founded in 2001, Swabhiman is a registered nonprofit, and Odisha’s first cross disability organization, advocating for and serving persons with disabilities in Odisha, India, and South Asia. Swabhiman works at the international level with DPI (Disabled People’s International), at the national level, with NDN (National Disability Network) and with its network (Odisha State Disability Network).

    The founder Dr. Sruti Mohapatra with an experience of over 25 years has been a part of the disability rights movement from the passage of RPwD Act 1995, India’s Ratification to UNCRPD, amendment of RTE Act, to the RPwD Act 2016. Swabhiman focuses on supporting school education, strengthening youth for availing employment opportunities, increasing public awareness on the issue of disability and building capacities and conducting research for enabling advocacy.

  • Museum
    Excellence in
    Accessible Infrastructure

    Museum of Art and Photography (MAP)

    Museum
    Excellence in Accessible Infrastructure

    Museum of Art & Photography
    Bengaluru, Karnataka

    The Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) in Bengaluru exemplifies accessibility and inclusion in the arts, integrating universal design features such as ramps, reserved parking, allgender accessible toilets, accessible lifts, and staircases. The museum is equipped with induction loops, manual wheelchairs, evacuation chairs, and even a quiet room for those requiring a calming environment. MAP’s gallery spaces are thoughtfully designed for ease of navigation, featuring optimal height adjustments, adjustable lighting, and tactile artworks for sensory exploration.

  • Sunil
    Excellence in
    Inclusive Sports

    Sunil Kumar Jain Founder, Astha

    Sunil
    Excellence in Inclusive Sports

    Sunil Kumar Jain
    Founder, Astha

    Sunil Kumar Jain is the founder and chief enabler of Astha, a non-profit dedicated to promoting full participation and contribution of persons with disabilities. A Chartered Accountant with 15 years of experience, he launched the Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour (IWTT) in 2016 to promote wheelchair tennis in India, hosting 11 AITA-ranked tournaments and increasing the number of players.

    He designed innovative training programs and workshops, including “Life is a Score Board,” and advocated for accessible sports facilities.

  • Amazon India
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Workspace Award

    Amazon India Operations

    Amazon India
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Workspace Award

    Amazon India Operations

    Amazon India Operations has embarked on the journey of deploying People with Disabilities (PWDs) from 2017. They have been leveraging structured communication, safety and engagement mechanisms such as training and encouraging team leaders to communicate with People with hearing disabilities in Indian Sign language (ISL), and leveraging an online interpreter to allow for seamless and scalable interaction, among others.

    It has performed an extensive infrastructure and job audit to understand the jobs which can be assigned to different cohorts of PwDs with a plan to continuously build and make our workplaces accessible.

Knowledge Partner

National Centre

National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People

National Centre
Knowledge Partner

National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People

National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) is a cross-disability, non-profit organization, working as an interface between the government, industry, international agencies, and the voluntary sector towards empowerment of persons with disabilities.

Its mission is to promote equality for people with disabilities in all spheres of life through research and advocacy around employment, education, accessibility, and communication.

NCPEDP has been the knowledge partner for the Samarth Hero Awards, an initiative by Hyundai, in partnership with NDTV.

Anthem

"Tu Soch", the rousing anthem of the initiative Samarth by Hyundai, reflects its true spirit. Penned by National Award-winning song writer Varun Grover and composed by Indian Ocean, the pioneers of fusion rock in India, the anthem celebrates the spirit of those with disabilities as they overcome challenges. Because disabilities that some of us have to live with should not define how we live, or what we can or cannot achieve.

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