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Writing and inclusion · INDIA

Keya Hatkar

Recognised for writing and inclusion advocacy; author of two books.

14 in the 26 December 2024 award report

Maharashtra · India

Keya Hatkar holding Dancing On My Wheels, in the PIB award report
Keya Hatkar holding Dancing On My Wheels, in the PIB award report
Image source ↗ · PIB
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BEHIND THE RESULT

The recognition

PIB’s December 2024 account identifies Mumbai’s Keya Hatkar, then 14, as a Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar recipient in Art and Culture. It describes her as an author and inclusion advocate, and names two books: Dancing On My Wheels and IM Possible.

Let the work lead

For this draft, the focus is her writing and the public recognition attached to it. We have not conducted an interview or obtained permission to republish passages from her books. We also avoid repeating private or medical details simply because they appear in another account. A profile can recognise a creator without reducing that person to a diagnosis.

A spark to explore

Whose perspective is missing from the stories you read? Write a short scene that makes space for someone usually left out, then ask how you could learn more before representing their experience. This is a prompt from our editors, not a quotation from Keya or a description of her writing method.

Source-based story · the activities are prompts for readers.

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The achievement, in context.

PMRBP December 2024

Recognised for writing and inclusion advocacy; author of two books.

2024-12-26 · Supporting source ↗

Sources you can explore.

PIB Mumbai · 26 December 2024 ↗Government award report

Original source ↗

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