Tanya Balsara pledges to help 8.8 million Indians with
vision loss go digital
Opens 16th computer training centre for visually impaired
Tanya Balsara
https://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/enews/tanya-balsara-pledges-to-help-8.8-million-indians-with-vision-loss-go-digital-251215
MUMBAI: What began as one woman's personal transformation has blossomed
into a nationwide movement. Tanya Balsara, herself visually impaired,
inaugurated
her 16th computer training centre in Jodhpur last week, bringing her
vision of universal digital literacy for blind Indians one step closer
to reality.
"Nothing is more enabling, empowering and liberating than computer
literacy for the blind," Balsara declared at the 14th convocation
ceremony. "Once you're
computer literate, you're almost as active as a person with eyesight."
Her words carry weight. Having personally taught 300 blind students and
helped them secure public sector jobs, Balsara knows first-hand how
technology
can level the playing field. Now, she's asking everyone to spread the
word to India's 8.8 million visually impaired citizens.
The centres, operating under Madison Resource Foundation (the CSR arm of
Madison World), span from Gujarat to Jharkhand. Six facilities dot
Gujarat alone,
whilst others serve communities in Katni, Narmadapuram, Gaya, and
beyond. All offer free computer education alongside English language
training, personality
development and accessibility testing.
At the convocation, chief guest Preetham Sunkavally exemplified what's
possible. The IIM Ahmedabad graduate told students not to "make a big
thing" of
their disability. "Set your mind on some goals and pursue them
relentlessly," he urged.
Madison World chairman Sam Balsara, called computer literacy "the most
liberating and beneficial act" anyone could offer the blind. Having
witnessed his
daughter Tanya's transformation, he's committed Madison's resources to
the cause.
The message is simple: in today's digital age, blindness need not be a
barrier. With the right tools and training, anything is possible.
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