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Despite disabilities, Gujarat’s ‘Rubber Girl’ excels in yoga

Yoga has changed the life of a 14-year-old girl suffering from Down syndrome with a 75% intellectual disability. In a heartwarming moment on Saturday, Anvi Vijay Zanzarukia, popularly known as ‘Rubber Girl’, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. “We had lost all hope in life when one day my wife discovered Anvi used to sleep […]

Yoga has changed the life of a 14-year-old girl suffering from Down syndrome with a 75% intellectual disability.

In a heartwarming moment on Saturday, Anvi Vijay Zanzarukia, popularly known as ‘Rubber Girl’, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. “We had lost all hope in life when one day my wife discovered Anvi used to sleep with her legs touching her shoulder as it gave her relief from pain. That day, I noticed flexibility in her body and encouraged her to perform yoga,” said Anvi’s father, Vijay Zanzarukia. He also stated that practising yoga has reduced her reliance on medications.

She has undergone open heart surgery and is suffering from mitral valve leakage at present. She has a disability in the large intestine due to 21 trisomy and harsh spring disease. She also faces difficulty in speaking.

“Yoga has given a new life to our daughter. She practises yoga for an hour in the morning and evening. In competitions she has performed with other normal children and has won many awards,” said her mother, Avani Zanzarukia.

Anvi, a resident of Gujarat’s Surat, is suffering from Down syndrome with 75% intellectual disability.

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