Chakachi Khurchi By Naseema Hurzuk

वयाच्या चौदाव्या-पंधराव्या वर्षांपर्यंत नाचणारी-बागडणारी-उत्साहानं सळसळणारी एक मुलगी... अचानक पाठीच्या दुखण्यानं अंथरुणाला खिळते आणि पॅराप्लेजिक होऊन चाकाच्या खुर्चीवर जाऊन बसते...! सुरुवातीला अंतर्बाह्य उन्मळून पडते, पण नंतर त्यातूनच जन्माला येतं एक नवं व्यक्तिमत्त्व. नसीमा हुरजूक.अपंगांसाठी झटणारी एक संवेदनशील स्त्री. अपंगांना सहकार्याचा हात पुढे करणं, त्यांना जीवन सुसह्य करून देणं, स्वत:च्या पायावर उभं करणं, त्यांच्यात आत्मप्रतिष्ठेची भावना जागवणं, हेच त्यांच्या आयुष्याचं ध्येय आहे. वास्तवाचं उचित भान ठेवून त्या स्वप्नं बघतात आणि मग ती प्रत्यक्षात उतरवण्यासाठी बेभानपणे धावतात, आपल्या चाकाच्या खुर्चीतून... ‘हेल्पर्स ऑफ दि हॅण्डिकॅप्ड, कोल्हापूर’ ही संस्था, वसतिगृहं, प्रशिक्षण केंद्रं, गॅस एजन्सी... त्यांच्या कार्याचा व्याप झपाट्यानं वाढतो आहे. ‘फाय फाउंंडेशन’सारख्या अनेक पुरस्कारांनी सन्मानित झालेल्या, प्रचंड जिद्दीच्या स्त्रीचं हे आत्मकथन. ओघवत्या शैलीतलं, निखळ प्रामाणिक, चित्रदर्शी, काळजाला भिडणारं... She was a girl of 14 may be 15 years, like all others of her age, busy in playing, dancing around, enjoying her life, full of joy and enthusiasm. One day, without any signal, falls sick with the back pain and is stuck to the wheel chair as a paraplegic patient. In the beginning, her life is shattered, but eventually, she decides to overcome her illness, she emerges through it as a new personality, Nasima Hurjuk. She is a lady with a very sensitive mind. Today, she aims only at the betterment of the disabled. She takes care of the disabled; she gives them affection, helps to make life tolerable for them, makes them independent, and awakes their self-respect. She sees dreams, she has visions but she does not forget the facts of life. She pursues her dreams with the help of her wheel chair. `Helpers of the Handicapped, Kolhapur`, is the institution she has established. It covers many areas like hostels, training centers, gas agency. Today, the sphere of her activities is increasing. She has been felicitated by many awards; one is the `Fi Foundation`. This is the autobiography of a very stubborn lady in a narrative way and is full of honest words having the ability to present the clear picture in front of our minds.