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Rajinder Johar

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Rajinder Johar
Born19 January 1948
NationalityIndian
OccupationSocial Service
OrganizationFamily of Disabled
Known forFamily of Disabled (FOD)
Awardspublic welfare
Websitefamilyofdisable.org/

Rajinder Johar was an Indian philanthropist with quadriplegia who runs an NGO called Family of Disabled (FoD),[1] which looks after the betterment of disabled persons in Delhi.

Life

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Rajinder Johar was born on 19 January 1948 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He served King George Medical College, Lucknow, India, as Occupational Therapist. As a result of a bullet injury in 1986 in an attempted robbery in his house, Johar was left paralyzed with limited mobility.[2] After six years of depression, he decided to help disabled people become self-sufficient and thus founded the Family of Disabled. Johar's service of disabled people over two decades won him several awards and accolades.[3] He died on 1 February 2018 and despite his 100% disability worked for the cause of disabled till his last breath.

Family of Disabled

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Family of Disabled (FOD) was founded in 1992 by Johar, who has been bedridden for the last 22 years.[4] Based in New Delhi, FOD's mission is to build and nurture the capacities of persons[5] with disabilities through different sustainable interventions for improving their quality of life,[6] making them self-reliant and facilitating their mainstreaming.

References

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  1. ^ "Niche news". The Hindu. 25 March 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Rajinder Johar's story". gulfnews.com. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ^ Rajinder Johar Lends Hope To The Disabled Rajinder Johar Lends Hope To The Disabled
  4. ^ Dr Rajinder Johar at Lok Sabha TV Video of Dr Rajinder Johar at Lok Sabha TV.
  5. ^ Dr Rajinder Johar at NDTV Video of Dr Rajinder Johar at ND TV.
  6. ^ Satyamev Jayate Show Satyamev Jayate.