it is very sad news and it is a great lose for our community. May God rest his soul in peace.
On 9/20/15, Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: > Shri Sadhan Gupta is no more with us. He breathed his last at his residence > last night (September 19, 2015) at the age of 98. Shri Gupta was born on > November 17, 1917, the day of the historical Russian Revolution. A life-long > follower of communism, he always felt proud of this auspicious coincidence. > He lost his sight at an early age. He received education at Calcutta Blind > School and Presidency College in Kolkata. He studied law in England and > built up a successful career as a barrister. He was elected to Lok-Sabha in > the fifties and to the West Bengal Assembly in the sixties. He was the > Additional Advocate General and Advocate General of West Bengal government > for a long time. We, the sightless community, remember him for his > contribution towards movement for the rights of the disabled people. He was > one of the founder members of our Blind Persons’ Association. He committed > his full support to us in different movements even when he was past eighty. > We had him beside us while celebrating Golden and Diamond Jubilee of BPA. We > shall no more hear his baritone voice uttering our protest. > > > With best regards, > Amiyo Biswas > Cell: +91-9433464329 > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- we want peace not pieces. regards, Danish Mahajan Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
