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'''Sruti Mohapatra''' (born {{circa|1963}}) is a disability inclusion expert. Her expertise is in inclusive education and inclusive disaster management and planning.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Sruti Mohapatra was born {{circa|1963}}.<ref name="NDTV" /> She lives in [[Bhubaneswar]], the capital city of [[Odisha]], India.<ref name="OI" /><ref name="NDTV">{{cite news |last1=Baral |first1=Maitree |title='Disability' Rendered Her Unsuitable For IAS: Meet Sruti Mohapatra, Crusader For People With Disabilities |url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/success-story-disability-rendered-her-unsuitable-for-ias-meet-sruti-mohapatra-crusader-for-different-1770772 |access-date=29 March 2022 |work=NDTV |date=6 November 2017 |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812033706/https://www.ndtv.com/education/success-story-disability-rendered-her-unsuitable-for-ias-meet-sruti-mohapatra-crusader-for-different-1770772 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1987, she wanted to become an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer after passing the [[Union Public Service Commission]] examination but she injured her [[spinal cord]] in a car accident.<ref name="NDTV" /> Mohaptra is a wheelchair user who campaigns for [[disability rights]].<ref name="OI">{{cite news |title=Sruti Mohapatra Gives The Disabled Opportunities She Never Had |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/sruti-mohapatra-gives-the-disabled-opportunities-she-never-had/207321 |access-date=29 March 2022 |work=Outlook India |date=5 February 2022 |language=en |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309123638/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/sruti-mohapatra-gives-the-disabled-opportunities-she-never-had/207321 |url-status=live }}</ref> She has chaired the Odisha State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights and is a member of the National Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.<ref name="Tatsat" /><br />
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In 2009, she won a victory with other activists when the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath Temple]] at [[Puri]] was made accessible to wheelchair users.<ref name="Special">{{cite news |last1=Mahapatra |first1=Sampad |title=Temple for special people |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/temple-for-special-people-401357 |access-date=29 March 2022 |work=NDTV |date=28 October 2009 |archive-date=15 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815220019/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/temple-for-special-people-401357 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], she warned that 43 per cent of disabled children in Odisha were dropping out of school.<ref name="ToI">{{cite news |title=43 lakh disabled students across states may drop out, unable to cope with e-education |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/43-lakh-disabled-students-across-states-may-drop-out-unable-to-cope-with-e-education-report/articleshow/77169020.cms |access-date=29 March 2022 |work=The Times of India |agency=ANI |date=25 July 2020 |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230004239/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/43-lakh-disabled-students-across-states-may-drop-out-unable-to-cope-with-e-education-report/articleshow/77169020.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Awards and recognition ==<br />
Mohaptra received the [[Real Heroes Award]] in 2010.<ref name="NDTV" /> President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] presented her with the 2021 [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] on [[International Women's Day]] 2022.<ref name="Tatsat">{{cite news |last1=Kainthola |first1=Deepanshu |title=President Presents Nari Shakti Puraskar for the Years 2020, 2021 |url=https://tatsatchronicle.com/president-presents-nari-shakti-puraskar-for-the-years-2020-2021/ |access-date=29 March 2022 |work=Tatsat Chronicle Magazine |date=8 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309001953/https://tatsatchronicle.com/president-presents-nari-shakti-puraskar-for-the-years-2020-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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