NAHARLAGUN, Oct 30: Seven Divyangjans (People with Special Abilities) from across Arunachal Pradesh showcased their talents during the mega audition of the   first ever Talent Hunt conducted by All Arunachal Divyangjans Welfare Society Youth Wing (AADWSYW) here at a city hotel here on Wednesday.
Judges, namely the noted singer Pebi Ado Bamang and Nyishi Idol-2010 runners-up Nido Ania Godak were impressed with melodious Nyishi and Hindi songs selected by Biki Yasha, Yagam Markia, Nido Tezi, Banu Godak, Tatum Dayam, Dangu Talik and Bharat Nabam.
Soul Girls and Soul Athletes, both dance groups were also selected for their spectacular performance, AADWSYW president Talam Taka and coordinator Yama Taksing said. 
Earlier, addressing the gathering event media partner-cum-senior journalist Pradeep Kumar said that during a two-day NE conference ( May 21 & 22) of Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Hearing Handicapped (AYJNIHH) at Shillong in 2009 as NYP vice president he advocated that People With Disability should be called as People With Special Abilities (PWSAs).
Interestingly, Union Minister for Skill Development & Employments (MoSDE) & Petroleum Darmendra Pradhan on May 3, 2018 had given a clarion call to name divangjyans   as PWSAs instead of calling them PwDs for the world to emulate. Pradhan was addressing the maiden day-long national workshop on skill development for PWSAs at New Delhi which was attended by over 350 officers of central & state Govt, AYJNIHH besides skill training providers including NYP president H P Biswas and vice president Kumar.
Total  Indian PWSAs population is around five to six crore with Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) deciding to divide them into 21 categories in place of seven along with raising job reservation from 3%to 4%.   

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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