The calendar is dotted with occasions to observe but today calls for a lingering pause so that you can salute everyday heroes who demand nothing but dignity and equal opportunity. The week-long IWAS Games held in the city celebrated the innate talent of disabled people, and on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, DNA’s photojournalists S Shiv Kumar, A Veeramani and Mohan Kumar BN offer a tribute to the unflinching determination and ability of a special group of human beings

Medals of glory: The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination  —Tommy Lasorda