Entrepreneur Shyam Narayan is solving an overlooked problem of people with disabilities

The education and employability of people with disabilities has been a tough challenge for the country. Despite having various programmes, schemes and incentives, the issue still remains hard to deal with. According to the data from the Census of India 2011, approximately 21 million people in India are suffering from some kind of disability. There may have been a significant change in the last 10 years. Only 8% of patients with disabilities are able to complete basic education, and around 57% of them remain illiterate. A little above 36% of people with disabilities are able to earn money on their own. Lack of appropriate infrastructure, facilities and PwD-oriented education curricula are some of the various reasons that cause such issues. PwDs tend to live a life with so many compromises due to their condition.

Shyam Narayan is an entrepreneur, social activist and the founder of Qrishn. He is a patient of an incurable rare genetic bleeding disorder, Haemophilia-A. He also suffered anaphylaxis attacks and got handicapped with valgus knees. His health and weak financial conditions caused him to discontinue his academic studies. While trying to find an appropriate solution, Shyam saw a larger picture and discovered that numerous people are struggling with similar problems. 

Massive advancements in digital technologies in the last few years have given new hope for reducing the rate of this problem. With the same hope, Shyam founded Qrishn. Qrishn is a bootstrapped start-up that provides online and offline monetizable skill development training to people with disabilities and helps them become skilled, enhance their employability, and become financially independent. The programmes are designed and developed in a very specialized way to cater to people with disabilities and help them learn various skills without having to deal with troublesome physical activities. Qrishn is continuously collaborating with NGOs, societies, and inpiduals to reach out to PwD across the country. 

Shyam Narayan is a patient with a rare disability, and through Qrishn, he is devoted to making a positive difference in people's lives and assisting them in becoming better versions of themselves. He believes that everyone deserves to live a life with less problems and more happiness and hopes his efforts will eventually benefit the society. He quoted “There is a solution to every problem, we either need to find one or build one.”.