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GOA: Fulrani Kinalekar has one ambition. Nearing 18 and excellent with embroidery, she wants to become a fashion designer and design a sari for her favourite actress Preity Zinta. She emphasises that the sari designed by her would have lots of hand embroidery.

Sounds like the typical ambition of a star struck giggly schoolgirl? But coming from Fulrani these words are priceless, probably a small proof of her ambition and determination, which has helped her overcome her disabilities and prove to the world that she is a doer and achiever.

Fulranis confidence comes from knowing what she wants to do and trying her best. She has fought with her disability and her circumstances, wept often but never stopped believing in her abilities. She struggled but learnt to achieve rather than sit on the sidelines, watch and complain like many abled children her age do.



No wonder, this girl born disabled into a poor family in Pernem, who spend her childhood in her bed, with hardly any friends now has an offer from her principal to become a teacher in the school. "My principal Sister Monica Coelho has said that if I pass standard XII, then I will be recruited at the pre-primary school level as a teacher. I will work under her guidance for three years," said Fulrani. She will appear for the exams through the National Institute of Open Schooling.

Her job would be to teach kids with different abilities the art she has learnt in the school, in the last 12 years. She had come to the institute at the age of 6 as a grumpy girl, completely dependent on others for her needs. "She didn't know how to take care of herself, but today she is independent," said Sister Monica.

No wonder, for Fulrani, lovingly called Fulu, her school is her haven and her principal her inspiration, who has encouraged independent, thought and convinced her to believe in herself rather than be dismayed by the problems in life. No wonder, she proudly states, The person whom I love the most is Sister Monica. She is very nice, just like a mother.

To see pictures click the link below

http://goadourado.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/03/stitching-towards-a-new-life-phulrani-kinalekar-2.htm

Regards
Thomas

GOA: Fulrani Kinalekar has one ambition. Nearing 18 and excellent with embroidery, she wants to become a fashion designer and design a sari for her favourite actress Preity Zinta. She emphasises that the sari designed by her would have lots of hand embroidery.

Sounds like the typical ambition of a star struck giggly schoolgirl? But coming from Fulrani these words are priceless, probably a small proof of her ambition and determination, which has helped her overcome her disabilities and prove to the world that she is a doer and achiever.

Fulranis confidence comes from knowing what she wants to do and trying her best. She has fought with her disability and her circumstances, wept often but never stopped believing in her abilities. She struggled but learnt to achieve rather than sit on the sidelines, watch and complain like many abled children her age do.



No wonder, this girl born disabled into a poor family in Pernem, who spend her childhood in her bed, with hardly any friends now has an offer from her principal to become a teacher in the school. "My principal Sister Monica Coelho has said that if I pass standard XII, then I will be recruited at the pre-primary school level as a teacher. I will work under her guidance for three years," said Fulrani. She will appear for the exams through the National Institute of Open Schooling.

Her job would be to teach kids with different abilities the art she has learnt in the school, in the last 12 years. She had come to the institute at the age of 6 as a grumpy girl, completely dependent on others for her needs. "She didn't know how to take care of herself, but today she is independent," said Sister Monica.

No wonder, for Fulrani, lovingly called Fulu, her school is her haven and her principal her inspiration, who has encouraged independent, thought and convinced her to believe in herself rather than be dismayed by the problems in life. No wonder, she proudly states, The person whom I love the most is Sister Monica. She is very nice, just like a mother.

To see pictures click the link below

http://goadourado.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/03/stitching-towards-a-new-life-phulrani-kinalekar-2.htm

Regards
Thomas

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