so, I feel that his books are scarcely available to read in the accessible formats. is my assumption true? if there are any sources I can get to read his books, please do inform.
On 1/12/21, Harish <hpkot...@outlook.com> wrote: > He has been quite an inspiration. I still wonder although being totally > blind how he managed to go about without a cane. He did not use guide > dog either. > > If any one of you have not read his autobiography, I would strongly urge > to read them. > > > My heart felt condolence. > > Harish > > > On 12/01/2021 17:29, Kanchan Pamnani wrote: >> TM%2F2021%2F01%2F12&entity=ar01312&ts=20210112. 2/2 Renowned Writer Ved >> Mehta Dies at 86 Celebrated Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who >> overcame >> blindness and became widely known as the 20th-century writer most >> responsible for introducing American readers to India, has died at his >> home >> in New York at the age of 86. The New Yorker magazine, where he had been >> a >> staff writer for 33 years, reported that Mehta died on Saturday. Mehta >> lost >> his eyesight when he was three years old to meningitis. He, however, did >> not >> let his impairment get in the way of a flourishing career or stop him >> from >> showcasing his literary prowess to the world. Best known for his >> 12-volume >> memoir, which focused on the troubled modern history of India and his >> early >> struggles with blindness, Mehta's 24 books included volumes of reportage >> on >> India, among them Walking the Indian Streets (1960), Portrait of India >> (1970) and Mahatma Gandhi and His Apostles (1977), as well as >> explorations >> of philosophy, theology and linguistics. Mehta composed all of his work >> orally, dictating long swaths to an assistant, who read them back again >> and >> again for him to polish until the work shone like a mirror. He could >> rework >> a single article more than a hundred times, he often said, a New York >> Times >> report said on Sunday. PTI >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > 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.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > Celebrating Louis Braille birthday Jan 4 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/MA1PR0101MB1736276898A4C986089B8ECDD2AA0%40MA1PR0101MB1736.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM. > -- "every human is disabled because, none has got the wings to fly". Anirudh Rao your intellectual comrade. call/whatsapp me at 8277012082 join on Skype: anirudhrao3 if you just wish to be a facebook friend: click https://m.facebook.com/anirudh.rao.7731/about?lst=100005148125152%3A100005148125152%3A1563341090&refid=17 and send a request. Thank you Anirudh Rao. -- 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.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ Celebrating Louis Braille birthday Jan 4 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAF6avGhV2ngSfcmFVDAy%2BpGgsroZjzEYYLnV7KqZpysdpe-Rug%40mail.gmail.com.
