He opened India's college doors to those who were told they could never study.
Dr. Alok Kumar "Bhuwan" has served persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities for three decades. He built India's first college for them. He believes every person can learn, work, and lead.
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Delhi · Bharat
The Builder
One small Delhi centre in 1997. Today: seven schools of support and India's first inclusive college for adults with IDD.
The Movement-Maker
Father of India's self-advocacy movement. In his own organisation, persons with IDD sit on the governing board — and vote.
The Scholar
PhD in Special Education. Creator of India's first validated Self-Determination Scale for persons with IDD — free for everyone.
Every claim on this website has a document behind it.
Letters, certificates and appointments — from Rashtrapati Bhavan to UNESCO's Paris halls. Explore the evidence.
From a school gate in Purnea to the nation's highest tables.
A schoolboy finds his calling
A district science prize for a solar energy project — and a moment at the school gate that decided his life's work.
The President of India felicitates him
Chosen to represent India in Japan's exchange programme on employment of persons with disabilities.
Research given to the nation
His doctoral research created the SDS-IDD — India's first validated scale of self-determination for persons with IDD, free for all.
What national leaders say
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