Question

Unit - 3
Preethi Srinivasan is a former cricketer from Tamil Nadu who
played domestic cricket in the 1990's. At the age of eight, she was
the
youngest girl to play in the State cricket team. At the age of
17, she captained the Tamil Nadu women's under-19 cricket team
in a national tournament in 1997, and registered its only victory UE517 P
ever. She was also a state-level gold winner in 50 m breaststroke
swimming event. But the following year, she suffered a spinal cord injury in an
accident in Puducherry that left her quadriplegic. Her own trauma inspired her
to create SoulFree, a foundation that aims to help Indian youth to cope with
disabilities related to spinal cord injuries, and how suitable precautions can
help them out. Instead of the term differently abled, SoulFree employs the term
'positively-abled for those suffering from a disability. She is active in social life
and earned many honours too. In 2018, she received the Kalpana Chawala Award
for Courage and Daring Enterprise.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Preethi Srinivasan (born 1979)[1] was the captain of the under-19 Tamil Nadu women's cricket team,[2] and lead the state team to the national championships in 1997 at the age of 17. After surviving an accident that left her quadriplegic,[3] she co-founded Soulfree, a foundation that champions the causes of restoring, rehabilitating, and re-integrating those suffering lethal spinal cord injuries and spreads awareness on its prevention among Indian youth.[4]

She was also a title-holder swimmer, having won a state gold in 50 m breaststroke and silver in other events.[5] She also delivers talks on disability issues.[6]