Dr Batra’s Positive Health Awards 2026 – The triumph of the human spirit

Advocating Accessible Futures

Ms Neha Bhatt

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Neha Bhatt grew up in hardship. There was often no money for food, but her father made sure she studied, sending her to a government school through Class 12. Those years gave her one clear vision: to get a job, secure her own future and earn enough to give her parents a better life.

Neha Bhatt’s journey is one of grit, faith and the power of positive thinking. From a government school to a teaching job at Jamnabai Narsee School, she built her life through hard work and saved enough to buy her own home. Then a bus accident cost her a leg and changed everything. Instead of giving up, she chose positivity and faith. A visit to Dwarka marked her turning point, and at Girnar she climbed 5,000 steps on just two sticks. Today, she says, she has truly begun to live, seeking Mahadev’s blessings in the mountains.

Just as Neha was about to take a home loan, the lockdown hit. Her father fell severely ill with COVID, and pressure from the landlord kept mounting. In despair, she began praying for a way out, even for the compensation she had seen given to victims of a government bus accident in the news. One Saturday at 5 am, on her way to apply for the loan, her bus was hit by a truck, and she lost a leg. Believing her thoughts had shaped her fate, she resolved to think only positive. “At least I have one leg,” she told herself. In Dwarka, with tears in her eyes, her life took a U-turn when she went to seek Lord Krishna's blessings.

  1. Rose from a government school to become a teacher at Jamnabai Narsee School.
  2. Bought her own home with her savings.
  3. Climbed 5,000 steps at Girnar, one of Gujarat’s highest peaks, on two sticks and without a prosthetic.
  4. Turned a life-changing accident into a journey of positivity and faith.