When I was in my 1st standard studying at the Baptist Higher Secondary School in Peren Town in the year 2004, in the last month of November I was attacked by two bears, who were kept as pets by one of my neighbors. Because of this horrific incident, I lost my left arm (above the elbow) and since then my life turned completely dark. It not only affected my life but it affected my entire family for I was hurt both physically and mentally. After this incident, I stopped going to school for 2 to 3 years, but with my family’s support and encouragement to continue the studies I restarted my journey again. I finally completed my HSLC at Mount Mary Higher Secondary School and I did my HSSLC at Carmel Higher Secondary School in Dimapur. As I was growing up, I noticed that people would often ridicule and criticize me because of my condition (physical disability). When I was in 6th grade, I faced the worst problem, where my seniors and some of my classmates including one of the teachers made fun of me, mimicked me, and called me the “guy with one hand”. I did not receive any kind of support from the school authority. This resulted in depression and I even attempted suicide but my mother prevented it from happening. My mother made me realize how much she loves me and how much my family loved me. After that, I began to take the negative things in life as obstacles and the positive things as my shield. I am very thankful to my family, friends, and God for their love and support. For me, the worst situation/ problem that I feared and faced in the field of education was the mentality of how the people thought of me and how they treated me. When I was pursuing my HSSLC at Carmel Higher Secondary School, in the year 2019, I happened to meet someone who told me about a WhatsApp group and he added me to it. Via that group, I was introduced to Shishu Sarothi’s Indus Towers Scholarship Program. This Scholarship Program is a CSR initiative of Indus Towers Ltd, which was launched on March 9, 2016, at Guwahati (Assam) with a vision of encouraging and helping students with disabilities from underprivileged and marginalized communities of NE India to pursue higher education providing financial support towards fees.Students with disabilities from other regions pursuing or willing to pursue higher education at Institutions of National Importance in NE India are also encouraged to apply for the same. Additionally, some deserving students are also provided support for specific requirements of study materials, assistive equipment and devices, conveyance allowance, and hostel fees to facilitate and motivate them to complete their course of study. This scholarship relieved me of the stress of financing my education and gave me hope in pursuing my aim. Apart from the financial support it also offered me hope to never give up on my goals in life. When I attended the scholarship award program in Kohima in the year 2021, I came across many other people and students with disabilities, who are all facing troubles in their respective lives, and it ignited a ray of hope in me and made me feel that am not alone. Now as I grow, I realize that struggles are part of everyone’s lives. Having less is better, you can take advantage of it and do more. Be optimistic, happy, and accept yourself. Don’t feel discouraged because of anything you don’t possess, but rather be happy because you have more than what many others could ever have.I am thankful as I am in a happy space now, my friends know about my issues, and they don’t treat me differently anymore. People are getting aware of disability-related issues and are becoming more empathetic. Without this scholarship, I wouldn’t have been able to be where I am today. It has given me something to live for.Now people treat me as an active member of society. My fellow mates ask for my opinions too during lectures at college. My main objective and goal in life after completing my studies is to show the world that a particular disability doesn’t define my identity. I hope proper dissemination of awareness on disability reaches every nook and corner of the world and people get familiar with the idea of inclusivity.