[Assam] Anjana lone member from NE

[Chan Mahanta]

I join you R.

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At 10:28 AM -0600 9/25/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>This from today's AT.
>
>Sometime ago, I had written about Ashadeep, and about Mukul & Anjana Goswami.
>Ashadeep, is a rehab for women. Alpana & I have had the opportunity 
>to visit Ashadeep at their Guwahati location a number of times. I 
>really don't have enough words to describe the great work that the 
>Goswamis and their staff perform everyday, late into the night, and 
>often without salaries.
>
>Please join me in congratulating Anjana Goswami on being the only 
>person from the NE to represent us in the Special Olympics in China.
>
>--Ram
>
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>By A City Correspondent
>  GUWAHATI, Sept 24 - When the Flame of Hope of the Special Olympics 
>World Summer Games 2007 sends its sparks towards the October skies, 
>it would not only be a salute to the indomitable human spirit, but 
>also a celebration of the accomplishments of thousands of people 
>with intellectual disabilities.
>
>The Special Olympics, one of the world's largest sporting events for 
>the persons with intellectual disabilities, scheduled from October 2 
>to 11 in the city of Shanghai, China will this year have the only 
>representative from the North East. Anjana Goswami, director of 
>Ashadeep, a mental health society would be the lone delegate from 
>the North East in the Indian contingent that is going to leave for 
>Shanghai on September 28.
>
>It needs mention here that the Special Olympics is the platform for 
>individuals and families to embrace the diversity and celebrate all 
>differences. This year more than 7000 athletes from 169 countries, 
>40,000 volunteers and 3500 event officials will be participating in 
>the sporting event.
>
>"It is really a great moment for us and we are confident that the 
>exposure will help us in preparing our athletes," said Anjana.
>
>So far no athlete from the State has participated in the Special Olympics.
>
>"Our athletes with intellectual disability have the ability to 
>become world champions, provided they get the required training and 
>the opening," said Anjana.
>
>The theme of the 2007 Special Olympics is in keeping with the 
>mantra, which the persons with intellectual disabilities are taught 
>to follow. "I know I can, that is the theme of this year's games," 
>informed Anjana.
>
>The participants and their families would reach out to each other so 
>that the spirit of unity on the playing fields is extended to 
>embrace the world to make a better way of life for all. The 
>participants would be competing in 23 different sports.
>
>"The Special Olympics is an occasion to learn to accept each other 
>so that we all can contribute to the society," said Anjana.
>
>Apart from the sporting events, the host country has made 
>arrangement for review of groundbreaking studies in the area of 
>intellectual disabilities and on subjects ranging from health and 
>fitness to attitude change to the impact of the Special Olympics 
>movement.
>
>"The need of the hour is to create a new global vision of 
>acceptance," said Anjana, adding that despite differences, the human 
>race enjoyed a fundamental commonality and the spirit of the Special 
>Olympics should touch the everyday life so that persons with any 
>type of disability are able to live in dignity.
>
>
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