A Group of Blind boys and girls performed a Musical Concert and a Skit or Glaucoma awareness at the Haryana Raj Bhawan on Sunday.The programme was organised by the Glaucoma support group of post Graduate institute of Medical research (PGI) Chandigarh, Presided over By the Haryana Governor, Director PGI, Chief of the Glaucoma support group and a team of Doctors - Eye specialists of PGI. The Chief Secretary of the Govt. Of Haryana also graced the occasion.Over 200 persons enjoyed the musical evening and the sumptuous tea at the expense of Haryana Govt. The participants, represented a cross section of citizens, associated with PGI Glaucoma Support group, the Doctors and those connected with the blind,The governor granted rupees 2 lacks to the Glaucoma Support group and rupees 1000 each to the blind performers besides Souvenirs were given to them by the glaucoma support group.While about 200 hundred citizens were made aware about the silent on-set of glaucoma and the need to be vigilant in the confines of the Raj Bhawan; a larger audience would have been possible at the Tagore Theatre or the PGI Auditorium. While the blind girls and boys performed gleefully, enthralled by the opportunity to perform before a VIP gathering their introduction and names were strikingly missing through the program. Probably the Blind are destined to be identified as Blind only and are not expected to be recognised as human beings with a name, esteem or identity. But it is a fashion statement these days to harp on the empowerment, esteem and dignity for the Blind and the disabled.However I wish to introduce all of them. They were: Sanjeev Gandhi (Working with Electricity Department), Rohit Chauhan (Student), Shiv Kumar Sharma (Working with State Legal Services Authority), Amrinder Singh (P.O. with Punjab and Sindh Bank), Kuljit (Working with PNB), Meeta Gupta(Braille instructor with VTC),Roma Negi,Sabina, Sandeep kaur, Sony Gupta, Princy, Panna Lal, Davinder, Jatinder and Badri Pra sad all students.The Music creators were also Blind – Sarbjeet Singh, Romi Kumar, Navjot, Sanjeev and Rohit along with Parakh MurlidharA K Dua+919876727460www.ourcivilsociety.com
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