Hyderabad (Telangana): "A bend in the road is not the end of the road. Unless you fail to make the turn." Proving this quote of Helen Keller, 27-years- old singer Benzy Kumar, fought against all odds to prevent autism from turning out to be a disability. Soon after Benzy was born, her parents realised that she was not as responsive as a normal infant. They strove hard to turn Benzy into what she is today - a classical singer.
When Benzy's birth disability was revealed, her parents were devastated and soon they recovered and did a lot of research to find out exactly what was wrong with their child. Recalling the struggles she faced to understand the medical condition of her child, Benzy’s mother, Kavita Kumar said, "When Benzy was born, autism was not a well-known disorder in India. We did not know much about it. All we knew as that our daughter was not normal. Many people including our relatives advised us to get rid of this unnecessary burden."
Kavita said that to know more about Benzy's disorder, they took her to America where the doctors examined her and gave hope that the symptoms can be reduced with treatment. Kavita noticed that Benzy was positively responding to music. Since then, music has become a very significant part of Benzy’s life. Kavita decided to train Benzy in Indian classical music when she was 5 years old. After two years of training, Benzy gave her first stage show performance. At the mere age of nine, Benzy released her first audio cassette titled 'Basic Raagas'.
