Preethi Srinivasan

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]

  1. ^ "Soulfree of Preethi Srinivasan -". Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ "She captained an under-19 women's cricket team and after her disability is inspiring thousands! - The Better India". thebetterindia.com. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ Kumar, Saradha Mohan (7 September 2013). "Former cricket star is voice of disabled". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Soulfree | Positively abled - About". soulfree.org. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Quadriplegic can't climb stairs, so university denies her a seat | The Indian Express". The Indian Express. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Preethi Srinivasan: How she defeated her disability? – MotivateMe.in". motivateme.in. Retrieved 8 December 2016.