Rashmi Rekha Sahu
Rashmi Sahu was born with Trisomy Syndrome, resulting in moderate-level intellectual disabilities. She discovered her passion for dance at the age of 4 when her parents noticed her tapping her feet to the music. They enrolled her in a Classical Dance School (Odissi) under the guidance of the La... See More
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Rashmi Sahu was born with Trisomy Syndrome, resulting in moderate-level intellectual disabilities. She discovered her passion for dance at the age of 4 when her parents noticed her tapping her feet to the music.
They enrolled her in a Classical Dance School (Odissi) under the guidance of the Late Sri Guru Kashinath Raul. She became an accomplished artist, winning multiple awards such as the National Festival of Dance and Music in 1999, a State Award in 2012, and a National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disability in 2011. Rashmi also passed Sangeet Visharad Pratham Khand in Odissi.
She is now a member of the self-advocacy team in Odisha and is involved in the Sashakt Campaign for Awareness of the Disability Act, 2016.
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Disability
Intellectual Disability
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