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Basket! Keep it up, Suparna.

Statesman (India)

| September 28, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 1999 The Statesman (English). (Hide copyright information)Copyright

EIGHTEEN-year-old Suparna Das did India proud as member of the basketball team in the Special Olympics held in the US last year. Suparna is mentally challenged and handicapped. But she doesn't need pity for she is far ahead of many of us. From her we can learn that nothing's impossible if one truly desires it earnestly. Determination can overcome any obstacle in life.

Suparna, the elder daughter of poor parents had never dreamt of visiting a foreign country. But now with the help of her teachers and her own efforts, she actually managed to go all the way to America and also met the First Lady, Mrs Hillary Clinton. Suparna received top-class reception from US …

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