Preethi Srinivasan (born 1979)[1] was the captain of the under-19 Tamil Nadu women's cricket team,[2] and lead the state team to the national championships in 1997 at the age of 18. After surviving an accident that left her quadriplegic,[3] she co-founded Soulfree, a foundation that champions the causes of restoring, rehabilitating, and re-integrating those with spinal cord injuries and spreads awareness on its prevention among Indian youth.[4]
She was also a title-holder swimmer, having won a state gold in 50 m breaststroke and silver in other events.[5] She also delivers talks on disability issues.[6]