Congratulations Rajni. I need the contact no of Rajni
On 8/18/06, Vishal M Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Hello everybody,
>
> You will be amazed by looking at the achievement of one of our group
> member Rajani Gopal who is the first women Chartered Accountant.
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> WOMEN IN ACCOUNTANCY
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> Failures are footsteps to success, says a woman
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> who beat blindness to become a CA
>
> A visually impaired CA. G Rajani is one of those rare courageous women who
> have defied all odds to pursue the CA Course and ultimately succeeded in
>
> becoming a professional. Employed in a good position, she shares with the
> CA fraternity and all those
>
> aspiring to become professionals the challenges she faced in coming up in
> life.
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> I
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> developed Steven Johnson Syndrome due
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> to medical negligence at the age of 9. As the
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> deterioration of
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> vision was gradual, I
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> was able to complete
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> my graduation,
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> articleship training and
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> Intermediate CA with
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> limited vision. After I
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> lost my vision in 1994,
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> I had to look for an
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> alternative mode of
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> studying to pursue the
>
> course. Coupled with
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> my father's sickness,
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> I had to fight a battle
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> CA. G. Rajani
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> vision. Similarly it was all the more difficult to
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> get volunteers for reading or scanning after I
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> ultimately lost my vision.
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> But I was lucky enough
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> to get in touch with few
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> likeminded people who
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> volunteered to provide
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> assistance despite
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> their busy schedules.
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> When I cleared the
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> final examination, I
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> was overjoyed and
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> overtaken by a great
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> sense of fulfilment. All
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> my struggles and efforts
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> had been suitably
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> on physical, emotional
>
> and mental fronts. I started practising Sahaja
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> Yoga meditation, which gave the confidence and
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> overall balance to come out of the trauma.
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> My urge to pursue the course became stronger,
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> once I learnt to work on computers using screen
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> reading software. The Institute was kind enough
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> to provide the study materials in soft copy. For
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> subjects like tax, I scanned the texts to convert
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> the same to soft copy. For subjects like costing, I
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> had to take the assistance of volunteers. I took up
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> the Final examination and cleared it in November
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> 2002, by availing of the scribe facility. The Institute
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> also granted me extra time as per Regulations,
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> which helped me a lot.
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> Of course I did come across lots of difficulties
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> in pursuing education. I was not able to study
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> continuously due to pain and itching in the
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> eyes, outflow of tears and fast deterioration in
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> rewarded.
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> The next struggle was to get into a career in
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> tune with my qualification. It took me almost 33
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> months after clearing the final examination to
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> get the necessary breakthrough. Thanks to the
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> placement cell of the Institute, because of which I
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> was able to get the breakthrough.
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> I wish to share few facts with the readers.
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> Due to development in technology, support of
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> volunteers and broader outlook from educational
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> institutions, I feel that physical challenge is no
>
> more a handicap to pursue our studies. There are
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> many areas in the field of accountancy, which
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> to a large extent can be handled by the visually
>
> challenged, with the help of computers. Thanks
>
> are also due to employers who take the bold step
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> of providing an opportunity for people like us.
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> I feel that since there is no concession
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> whatsoever in the examination pattern, it gives
>
> Note: Members/ Readers are invited to contribute write- ups and relevant
> and interesting piece of information for this feature.
>
> Women members are welcome to share their experiences, achievements, or
> thoughts through this column.
>
> 252 The Chartered Accountant August 2006
>
> WOMEN IN ACCOUNTANCY
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> a great sense of fulfilment to qualify as a CA just
>
> like a normal person. I would highly appreciate
>
> if the Institute provides materials in soft copy,
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> especially for subjects like tax, since it requires a
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> lot of time to scan the materials. It would also be
>
> great if members or aspiring professionals like us
>
> can get the updates on the latest developments
>
> in soft copy or in recorded audio form. Since the
>
> avenue is now open, I am sure many visually
>
> challenged will take up this prestigious course in
>
> future. I hope that the Institute will assist these
>
> students not only in their studies but also in their
>
> career. I have noticed that it is very difficult to
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> market our candidature at the individual level, but
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> at the Institute level it can be done pretty easily.
>
> The institute could encourage its members not
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> only to volunteer in helping people who have to
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> put in a struggle like me but also help in meeting
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> prospective employees and getting them placed.
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> The outreach of the Institute being what it is, this
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> could be easily incorporated.
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> There were a lot of hurdles and failures both in
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> my education and career. But I was persistent. With
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> some support I found avenues opening up for me.
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> Failures become footsteps to success when there
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> is perseverance, commitment, determination,
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> sincerity of purpose and accepting the situation
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> we are put into.
>
> Regards,
> Vishal Jain
> Ph : 080-41140564
> Website : http://vishal.hello.googlepages.com
>
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