Wins National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Skoll Skollar Dhruv Lakra and his organization Mirakle Couriers has been chosen for a National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities by the Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. The award will be conferred on December 3, 2010, by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil of India.

Dhruv set up Mirakle Couriers after graduating Saïd Business School in 2008 with an Oxford MBA. Mirakle Couriers is a full-service courier company offering delivery and tracking services in Mumbai that is staffed entirely by deaf employees. The Government of India has been giving National Awards in the field of disability each year since 1969 to the outstanding individuals and institutions working for the welfare of persons with disabilities. The awards are presented each year on the International Day of Disabled Persons on December 3. The award was instituted in hope that achievements of the awardees would inspire and encourage others to dedicate themselves towards the cause of the empowerment of persons with disabilities and also to recognize those who have helped the persons with disabilities to lead a better life through their sincere and dedicated service. Since 2007, the award has been designated “National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.”