13 Amputees Break Beauty Stereotype, Now They Are Calendar Girls And Boys | Read

Changing the way the world sees the differently-abled, India's first amputee calendar is out and is giving neck-to-neck competition to the celebrity calendars. With prosthetics on, 13 amputees pose with poise for a calendar for 2017, brought out by Mission Smile, as part of their project - Rising Above. Preeti Rai, Co-founder, Mission Smile, said, "In India, our notion of beauty is different. We don't use sexy, beautiful and disabled in a single sentence," adding that the calendar is hard work of seven months and features amputees from across the country and from various walks of life.