Sruti Mohapatra

Sruti Mohapatra (born c. 1963) is a disability inclusion expert.

[2][1] In 1987, she wanted to become an Indian Administrative Service officer after passing the Union Public Service Commission examination but she injured her spinal cord in a car accident.

[3] In 2009, she won a victory with other activists when the Jagannath Temple at Puri was made accessible to wheelchair users.

[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, she warned that 43 per cent of disabled children in Odisha were dropping out of school.

[1] President Ram Nath Kovind presented her with the 2021 Nari Shakti Puraskar on International Women's Day 2022.