IIS Wall Of Fame

TEMPLE GRANDIN World renowned Autism Spokesperson,Author The world needs all kinds of things

KIRAN BEDI India's 1st woman IPS officer
All human beings are disabled
as we see the wrong and don't do
anything about it, whereas people
with no eyes at least don't see the wrong

ANI CHOYING DROLMA Buddhist Nun & Musician
In the eyes of the flower,
the world appears as a flower.
In the eyes of the thorn,
The world appears as a thorn.

VIRENDER SINGH Wrestler, popularly known as
Goonga Pehelwan
God sees all of us as one,
there is no inequality in God's eyes.

PAUL KRONENBERG Co-founder of Braille
Without Borders and Kanthari We need to give everyone an opportunity
to learn, especially for people with disabilities.
By learning they get skills, skills not gives
someone value and value leads to dignity

JOY BHATTACHARYA Team Director, Kolkata Knight Riders What do we leave behind?
It's the number of people we touch,
the number of people we love and
the number of people we receive love from

MALVIKA IYER Global Shaper, Motivational Speaker,
Bilateral Amputee It is the society because of which I am here
and the society has included me in every
aspect of my life, so it's my time to
give back to the society

ARUN SHOURIE Journalist, Author, Politician If you want to be truly selfish,
help someone who cannot do anything
for you in return

PRAHLAD KAKKAR Ad Guru Don't try to be normal,
find your special abilities
and become invincible

SUNDEEP RAO India's 1st partially blind standup comedian I asked a lady at the airport counter one day,
'Excuse me ma'am, can I get some assistance
because I'm partially blind?' And she said,
no problem sir, I'll give you a wheelchair.

POONAM NATARAJAN Former Chairperson, National Trust and Founder, Vidya Sagar NGO
Inclusion is not a part time job.
It's a way of life

DEVDUTT PATTANAIK Mythologist, Author This summit is about seeing possibilities
in everything. Open your eyes.
Recognise that everything has a place
in this world, we just have to find it.

ANITA NAIR Indian Writer in English Battles cant be just won with
the fighting spirit, you also need to
provide weapons and training

NAVIN GULIA Author, Adventurer, Orator & Social Worker In life, never give yourself a choice
to be anything except what you wish to be.
Make it your nature

HARSHA BHOGLE Cricket commentator, Journalist
I'm not going to complain why I'm
in this position. But given that
I'm in this position, how can I win?

Major DP SINGH 1st Indian Blade Runner I might be slow but I keep the flow.
I won't stop till I reach the top

MALATHI HOLLA International Para Athlete,
Arjuna Awardee & Padmashri winner
Unless you taste the bitterness of failure,
you can't enjoy the sweetness of success

NIPUN MEHTA Founder ServiceSpace
Human beings are compassionate
and generous.
You just have to trust them to do that

BHAVESH BHATIA Blind Entrepreneur, Founder Sunrise Candles
Winds! Don't feel too much pride!
For we have learnt to fly, not with our wings
but through our ambitions

DEEPA MALIK 1st Indian woman to win a medal
in Paralympic Sports & Arjuna Awardee
Neither any medical problem can stop me
from feeling beautiful
nor do I want to be anybody's stereotype

UMA TULI Founder Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust

Essential aspect of inclusivity
in a society is education

RAMESH ARVIND Actor, Film maker
The most intimate event I've ever been part of..
I now understand the difference between
a celebrity and a hero

SIMON BARON-COHEN Director, Autism Research Centre,
Cambridge University
Different minds and different brains
are wired differently,
and there is no single way to be normal

THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT Union Minister, Social Justice

Building an inclusive society
is a divine work

PATU KESWANI Chairman & MD, Lemon Tree Hotels By 2020, 40% of our workforce
should consist of those deprived of opportunity, and people with disability

G VIJAYA RAGHAVAN Founder, CADRRE, 1st CEO of Technopark, Kerala. People with disabilities and their families
constitute about 24% of the population.
They should make their voice heard
so that government decision makers
cannot ignore them.

Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM 11th president of India,
Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan,
Padma Vibhushan and many more Our minds are stronger than diamonds

Sriram Raghavan Film Director and Screen Writer Work on your inner sense to conquer your fears

Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy Founder and Executive Director, Ummeed Child Development Centre Being vulnerable doesn't mean you're weak, it makes us better.

Jo Chopra McGowan Executive Director, Latika Roy Foundation We just need to see that we are all here together and nobody has to be included.

Nandita Das Actor and Director We need far more representation of people with disabilities, not only in front of the camera, but also behind the camera.

Mohan Sundaram CEO and Founding Director, Artilab Foundation If you want to do something, don't make excuses, just do it.

Rupert Isaacson Writer, Educator, and Founder, Horse Boy Foundation The key to happiness is service. As humans we all live in the form of service to each other.

Caroline Casey Irish Activist, WEF Young Leader, First Female Mahout from the West The world is better when all of us can reach our full potential and contribute equally.

Yetnebersh Nigussie Lawyer and Disability Rights Activist, recipient of Right Livelihood Award Let's remove the barriers and let's make inclusion a norm and exclusion a taboo.

Jerry White Co-lead of the Campaign to Ban Landmines, Co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Co-Chair Global Covenant Partners Our missing pieces are often in front of us

Suhasini Maniratnam Actor and Director Always strive more, but be grateful for what you have at that moment.

Rajni Bakshi Journalist, Author, senior Gandhi Peace Fellow Be patient! Never be disheartened by failures, neither get overjoyed by the successes we have.

Brij Kothari Ashoka Fellow, Library of Congress International Literacy Prize winner, Inventor of Same Language Subtitling for mass literacy We have the rights to make a change.

Senator Tom Harkins American Politician, Author of the Americans with Disabilities Act Clearing the path for people with special needs clears the path for everyone.

Haben Girma American Disability Rights Advocate, First Deafblind Graduate of Harvard Law School Difference is an asset! Being different drives innovation.

Anshu Gupta Ashoka Fellow, Ramon Magsaysay Award winner, Founder Goonj Look beyond, seek the invisible.

Amish Tripathi Author of the Shiva Trilogy If we can see God in everything, we become much nicer people.

Nagesh Kukunoor Director, Producer, Screenwriter and Actor Magic happens when one believes.

Meet Inclu

Inclu is the mascot of The India Inclusion Foundation.

Across the country, people call him by many pet names. In Punjab, he is Inclu-Singh, and in Kerala? Inclu-mon, of course! When he is in Bengal, younger friends call him Inclu-da, and when he moves towards the south, everyone greets him with Inclu-anna! Inclu breathes life into the idea of Inclusion, where everyone is respected, valued, and accepted for who they are. Download the augmented reality app, listen to him, and join hands on his mission to make Inclusion a reality for everyone. Take the Inclusion Pledge, cultivate an inclusive mindset, and rally around the Inclusion Movement.

The Inclusion Tree Paintings

Every year, the India Inclusion Summit begins with the unveiling of the painting of the Inclusion Tree. A tree with birds of different colors on it is a visual metaphor for the spirit of inclusion. Every year we select an artist who creates a painting based on an imaginative visualisation of this concept. The painting is displayed on the IIS stage and each speaker signs on it after they’ve finished their speech. These paintings are the ONLY physical assets owned by the India Inclusion Foundation (IIF). Currently they adorn the walls at Vindhya e-Infomedia, the largest employer of Persons with Disabilities in India.