friends, don't see the issue in such a way. visually challenged couples
can themselves can lead a wonderful life in their married life.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Himanshu Sahu" <sahu.himanshu2...@gmail.com>
To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] PARAVOOR:Mass wedding held for visually challenged
Strange!!! If Physically Challenged people are marrying within
Physically Challenged community itself, how it helps them to come into
mainstream?
On 2/24/13, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote:
By Express News Service - PARAVOOR
24th February 2013 09:22 AM
Photos
The mass wedding of visually challenged couples, held by the Lioness
Board, the women’s wing of the Lion’s Club of District 318 C, at
Paravoor, on Saturday. As part of bringing physically handicapped
people into the mainstream, Lioness Board, the women’s wing of the
Lion’s Club, of District 318 C, held a mass wedding that saw 18
visually challenged couples taking marital vows at Paravoor on
Saturday.
http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1476830.ece
‘Porutham 2013’, held at Paravoor Vyapara Bhavan, was inaugurated by
Lions Club district governor Abraham Panjikkaran. Union Minister for
Food and Civil Supplies K V Thomas was the chief guest at the
function.
While delivering the keynote address, Thomas said that the mass
wedding would be a model for the nation, and the event was an occasion
to learn how a society could be responsible.
The couples were presented with 2.5 sovereigns of gold ornaments each
and `15,000 in cash.
The money was distributed by municipal chairperson Valsala
Prasannakumar and actor Mythili. Aluva Rural SP Satish Bino
distributed financial aid for enabling self-employment for the
visually challenged couples.
From 102 clubs under District 318 C, dresses and household utensils,
including pressure cookers, were given as gifts to the newly-weds.
Club president Indira Bai Prasad, secretary Susheela Varghese, Prof
Monamma Kokkad, chief co-ordinator A Rajan, Human Rights Commission
chairman Justice Benjamin Koshy offered felicitations.
Out of the 205 applicants, 18 couples were selected. The club would
conduct a mass wedding for 50 couples in 2014, said Indira Bai Prasad.
--
Avinash Shahi
MPhil Research Scholar
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi India
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