Date:12/12/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/12/12/stories/2007121262231700.htm
National A treat for visually challenged children Antara Das - Photo: SUSHANTA PATRONOBISH Affectionate touch: West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi shows visually handicapped children around in the Raj Bhavan gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday. Kolkata: As the evening chill set in on Tuesday on the sprawling gardens of the Raj Bhavan here, another world seemed suddenly possible, at least for the visually challenged children who had gathered there to soak in the fragrance of the various flowers blooming on the lawns. Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi had invited the visually handicapped and street children, belonging to the Voice of World and Future Hope organisations, to experience and appreciate the fragrance of the flowers, especially that of Cestrum Nocturnum, commonly known as 'Raat ki rani' or 'Hasnuhana' that casts its enchanting smell in the evening when it blooms. Mr. Gandhi showed the children around, describing in detail how the flowers looked. 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
