Jajpur (Odisha): Setting an example that disability is not a hindrance in life, a young woman, who had fallen in love with a physically challenged man, has justified her love by tying the knot with him a year ago in Odisha.
Jagannath Sethi, who hails from Jhadagaon village under Chitalo Panchayat in Dasarathpur block of Jajpur district, was born divyang without hands. Since he had no hands, his mother affectionately named him as Jagannath, the name of the famous presiding deity of Puri.
Jagannath alias Jaga grew up with a lot of difficulties but gradually managed to do his own chores with the help of his legs. Though he did not have much education, he started goat farming and took them for grazing in order to maintain himself.
Four years back while he was busy grazing the goats, there was a change in his life. Jaga met one Pratikshya Sahu, a girl from a neighbouring village, who also used to come there for grazing goats.
From that place, their relationship grew and both waited for three years to give a final shape to their love.
Initially, both faced problems as Pratikshya's family had opposed their marriage because they belonged to different castes and the boy was a physically challenged one.