yes, it is true, Harish was starting computer training for BGFI, way back in 1987. there after other NGO's started.
At 08:43 AM 12/18/2007, you wrote: >mahendra,nafisa and harish will join me in saying that probably >blind graduates forum of india is the pioneering organisation in >initiating computer trainig for the blindi n india.way back in 1987 >the BGFI conductedweekend training sessions in Smt Kamala mehta >school for blind girls at dadar mumbai .nafisa and harish were >associated with those training sessions.dorabji tata trust donated a >speech synthesizer which was from england named hal . thereafter >harish joined main streamed computer training institution .later in >year 1990 with the initiative of shri ratnakar raje the indian guild >for handicapped in colabaration with national society for equal >opportunity to the handicapped started dos based computer training >programme in mumbai where harish was one of the faculty members.me >and nafisa were the students of first batch . the intresting thing >about this training programme was the students were given a decent >stypend to cover their convenyace charges.> From: >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: >Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:31:42 +0530> Subject: Re: [AI] history of >computer education for blind in india> > Hello,> > I think, Computer >was used by the vlind people in the early nineties in> India. As far >as I heard, K. Ramkrishna was one of the early users. Harish> kotian >also used the DOS-based tiny talk in the nineties. As regards> >Kolkata, NAB started here a small venture in 1992 or 1993. But it >did not> continue for long and I never found anybody using a pc >until 2000 in> Kolkata. In fact, computer was too costly in the >nineties for personal use.> > NAB again started computer education >here in the year 2000 and I was a> student of that year. Mohammed >Asif Iqbal, a fellow member on our list, was> our teacher at NAB. I >hope, Harish and Ramkrishna will be able to tell more> about the >beginning of computer education in India.> > Best regards,> > >Amiyo.> > Cell: +91-9433464329> > ----- Original Message -----> >From: "sriram kalyanaraman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: ><[email protected]>> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 >11:37 AM> Subject: Re: [AI] history of computer education for blind >in india> > > > Samarthanam , Matruchaya and NAB started computer >education in Bangalore.> You could write to them for more details. >In Chennai, NIVH and Ability> foundation have computer traning >centers. You should not only discuss about> English computer >education but also regional language education. IITM and> some other >institituions developed this software. Vidya Vriksha taught this> to >interested students (as far as IITM software.)> > Central Univesrity >Hyderabad has a center along with CEFOL.> >> > Best wishes,> > K. >Sriram> >> > Subramani L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > >It's a pitty that no one got write a book on the subject. Besides> > >academic interest, this would serve as an authentic record for the >work> > done in India.> >> > Subramani> >> > -----Original >Message-----> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >V_________________________________________________________________ >Post free property ads on Yello Classifieds now! www.yello.in >http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=221 >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 with warm regards Mahendra Galani window's live ID [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype ID chintu3886 phone +4314943149 mobile +4369910366055, +4381362988 address Herbst strasse 101.16.1 Vienna Austria Europe --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
