New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- When Jaydin Blackwell thundered across the finish line at the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in a world-record 48.00 seconds, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium erupted with joy. But beyond the stopwatch and the medal, Blackwell's triumph carried a message that echoed far beyond athletics: difference is not deficiency--it is brilliance waiting to be seen.

For many in India, that message resonated with the unforgettable Bollywood film 'Taare Zameen Par' (Stars on Earth), which told the story of Ishaan, a child with dyslexia whose struggles were reframed as gifts when seen through the right lens. Just as Ishaan's artistic genius was celebrated rather than hidden, Blackwell's performance is proof that cereb...