India, Jan. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
"Inclusion is not a matter of charity or compassion; it is a matter of rights." With this powerful assertion, Smt Manmeet Kaur Nanda, Additional Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), set the tone in inaugural function of the 12th edition of the Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY) held today at PHD Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi, calling for a deeper, more humane understanding of inclusion that goes beyond infrastructure and compliance to the transformation of attitudes and hearts.
Addressing a distinguished gathering of policymakers, diplomats, filmmakers, educators, and young audiences, Smt Nanda reflected ...