This document profiles several inspirational figures from around the world who overcame significant challenges or disabilities in their lives. It describes Sudha Chandran, a renowned Indian dancer who continued her career after losing her leg to amputation. It also discusses Patrick Henry Hughes, a blind and disabled musician, and Liz Murray, who graduated from Harvard despite becoming homeless at a young age.

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Sudha Chandran
A lady of sheer determination, Sudha Chandran is counted among one of
the most celebrated Bharatanatyam dancers of the Indian subcontinent.
Holder of master degree in Economics, her right leg was amputated in
1981, due to Gangrene but this lady of incredible will-power defeated her
impairment and fixed an artificial leg. After slow down of two years, she
was back in her profession with the thunderous applause across the world.
Apart from her dancing skills, she is also known for her astounding
performances in Indian movies and television series.

4. Patric Henry Hughes
What more can I say about this dynamic and inspiring soul? This multi-
instrumental musician was born blind on March 10, 1988, along with
crippled limbs. An inborn patient of bilateral anophthalmia and hip
dysplasia, Hughes was backed up by his father, who introduced him to
piano at the early age of nine months. Hughes was spotlighted by media,
when in 2006, as a student of University of Louisville, he played trumpet in
the Louisville Marching Band where his father was pushing him on a
wheelchair. After the exposure of his extraordinary talent, he was
subsequently invited to perform across the country.
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5. Liz Murray
Chuck out the barriers and go ahead !! Elizabeth Murray was born on September 23,
1980, to drug addicted parents in a filthy apartment of New York. At the early age of
15, this girl became roofless when her mother died of AIDS and father moved to a
homeless shelter. Sometimes on park benches and sometimes on subways, she spent
her nights in extremely baneful environments but she never missed the chance to read
encyclopedias, recovered from the public trash boxes. Driven by persistence and
obsession for hard work, she never surrendered in her way and finally she got listed
in the Harvard University. Presently, Liz is an eminent inspirational speaker as well
as director of a company, which empower grownups to make something innovative
in their lives.
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6. Randy Pausch
Professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, Randy
Pausch became the victim of pancreatic cancer in September 2006
and died on July 25, 2008, due to its complications. The thing which made
him famous was his one-of-a-kind lecture, Really Achieving Your
Childhood Dreams, delivered on September 18, 2007, at CMU auditorium.
His flashing performance and a clean-cut approach to experience the life
was watched by millions of Internet viewers, which became a sensation
between international media and later, it was converted in a book, which
has been translated in 35 different languages.
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7. Sean Swarner
Considered as a medical wonder, Sean Swarner has defeated the two
deadly stages of cancer, Hodgkin’s disease and Askin’s sarcoma,
respectively at the ages of 13 and 15. A live validation of victory over all
odds, Sean is the first cancer survivor to climb the torturous Mount
Everest, despite of life threatening circumstances. However, he still
says, Frankly I don’t know why I’m alive, but this daredevil never misses a
chance to participate in presentations and expeditions, organized to give
hope to the cancer patients.
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8. Jessica Cox
Well known for being the first pilot to fly a plane using only feet, Jessica
Cox was born without arms but this deficiency was ineffective to stop this
wonder lady from capturing her goals. A graduate in psychology, holder
of two black belts in Taekwondo, fond of fast driving, Jessica can also type
25 words/minute on computer and surprisingly she can put contact lenses
in eyes, using her feet. She also works as a motivational speaker and
encourages disable people to change their stereotyped mentality.
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9. Ludwlg van Beethoven
One of the most celebrated phenomenon among romantic and
classical composers, Beethoven was born in the family of musicians
in Germany. During the adolescent, his hearing ability began to
deteriorate and later he became completely deaf but this disability
didn’t trespassed his caliber of composing. Promoter of the modern
symphony orchestra, Beethoven has established himself as a master
legend in the musical arena.
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10. Helen Keller
Inspiration of a movie The Miracle Worker, Helen Keller was the first
deaf and blind person to earn the degree of Bachelor of Arts. She was
also an authoritative member of the Socialist Party of America where
she openly criticized the policies of Woodrow Wilson. An
illustrious author of 12 books and winner of the Presidential Medal of
Freedom, Helen devoted her later life to work for the American
Foundation for Blind.
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11. Nick Vujicic
Victim of a rare disease Tetra-amelia syndrome, which is characterized by
the absence of all four limbs, Nick Vujicic was born on december 4, 1982, in
a Serbian family, in Australia. Throughout his childhood, he struggled a lot
to overcome the sick mentality of society and finally at the age of 17, he
established an NGO Life Without Limbs. After graduating in Accounting
and Financial Planning, he started his journey as a motivational speaker of
subjects revolving around meaning of life, hope and disability.
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12. Stephen Hawking
Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they
cannot be seen. Sure enough, this genius, victim of a motor neuron disease,
has changed the world by his revolutionary theories. Completely
paralyzed with his legs, arms and voice, Hawking’s wheelchair is attached
with a computer system which is operated by an infrared ‘blink switch.’
This renowned cosmologist and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of
Arts is admired among tech pundits for his works on gravitational
singularities, black holes along with his best seller A Brief History of Time.
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