Sruti Mohapatra was born . 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. She has chaired the Odisha State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights and is a member of the National Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. During the
COVID-19 pandemic in India, she warned that 43 per cent of disabled children in Odisha were dropping out of school. == Awards and recognition ==