Twenty-six-year-old Jogeshwari resident Roshan Jahan lost both her legs in a train accident 10 years ago. But she moved forward towards her dream of becoming a doctor. Currently employed at the KEM Hospital in Parel, Dr Jahan said that physically challenges cannot stop you from accomplishing your dreams if you have your heart set on them.
Dr Roshan, the daughter of a grocer, was pushed from a local train when she was in Class 11. Follwing the accident, her right leg had to be amputated from above the knee and left leg from below the knee. A year later, she gave her Board exams in a wheelchair and passed with distinction.
Jahan went on to secure the third rank in the medical entrance test, in the 'physically handicapped' quota.
"But even after clearing the test, I had to fight for my dream. I had to go to Bombay High Court for admission to the MBBS course since I had been rejected on the basis of disability. I am happy the court ruled in my favour. My journey to my dream started and completed my MBBS in 2016 from KEM Hospital."
Talking about being an inspiration to others, she said, "During my academic years in MBBS, I started motivating other students by sharing my story and the challenges that I had faced in life as a 90 per cent disabled person. Even though my family has always supported me in my endeavours, our financial condition was weak. My father is a vegetable vendor."
After clearing the entrance test, she took help from Member of Parliament Kirit Somaiya in order to ensure that her application to the postgraduate medical course was not rejected because of her disability.
"There used to be a rule barring students with more than 70% disability from medical courses. With the help of the union health ministry, the rule has been changed. This has helped me as well as other physically challenged students like me to be in a profession they dream to be in," he said.
She concluded, "I want to spread awareness among students from lower middle class families that nothing is impossible. I aim to become an IAS officer and serve my country. Being a 90 per cent disabled person, I want to prove that a person with disability can achieve their dreams."
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