Rupmani was born in Nepal (Chitwan) to a hearing family. She did her initial schooling in a deaf school in Kalimpong (Darjeeling) where the teachers did not use sign language. Hence, she had to face lot of difficulties in her studies. Later, she joined the Ghoom Girls Higher Secondary school in Ghoom district of Darjeeling. She was the only deaf girl in that school, so it was incredibly tough for her to understand and learn anything.
Her father had a limited salary and her family faced financial difficulties. She had to work as a manual labour carrying building material and stones to earn money for her school fees, uniform and books. Her father could not even afford to pay for her fees at National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). She got a job in a salon in Darjeeling. The salary was very low and job was very tough. It nearly broke her confidence as she could neither get a good job nor good education. With some money which she had saved, she came to Delhi for vocational training in tailoring, basic computer and volleyball.
She got married at the age of 22. But due to domestic violence, she got a divorce and is now an independent single woman. She has worked as a health care assistant, account assistant, Program Associate at Haq, Center for Child Right. She is an executive member of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and an active member of Samarthyam's Women with Disabilities Forum for Action. She also manages a Facebook page: "Informative News for Deaf Persons" where she updates important national as well as international news for the deaf people.
She faces the world everyday with confidence and courage. Her message is :
"Do not be afraid!
Do not give up!
Be open to learning and experience!
Be brave!"
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