But I can't understand a person who is so knowledgeable, having studied in I I M, develops such hatred towards a particular city. Good and bad are everywhere in the world. Recently, one of our Access Indian friends got robbed in a Mumbai local railway station which was reported on this very list. I remember one of my friends on some other list mentioning how he was exploited for having taken someone's help in Chennai railway station.
Second, though irrelevant to the current context, Suresh Reddy is not the first blind person to have studied in I I Ms. He was potrayed in the same way when he got admission into I I M kolkata. Either the media person reporting the story or Suresh Reddy himself should have known about others who had been through I I Ms. But having said this, I fully empathise with Suresh for what has happened to him. Incidents like this really shatter the confidence of visually challenged in independent mobility. On 6/11/13, vishal sharma <[email protected]> wrote: > really sad ,I do not know what to say ,how low can one go in his > greed for money? > > On 6/11/13, Mohammed Asif iqbal <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all , >> It really breaks my heart to acknowledge how human beings could be so >> insensitive including police. >> Thanks and please read this article : >> >> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130611/jsp/calcutta/story_16993727.jsp >> >> >> IIM's first graduate with blindness robbed at Howrah station >> >> >> The first student with blindness to graduate from IIM Calcutta was robbed >> at >> Howrah railway station on Monday morning by two men who had offered to >> escort him to the prepaid taxi stand. >> >> If being robbed on arrival wasn't enough of an ordeal, Suresh Reddy from >> the >> Class of 2013 had to ask around for an hour to reach a Government Railway >> Police booth located 50 metres from the platforms. >> >> The officer manning the booth allegedly refused to accept his complaint, >> saying any incident occurring beyond the station building was outside the >> GRP's jurisdiction. >> >> Andhra-born Suresh, a farmer's son who lost vision in both eyes when he >> was >> 13, had arrived by the Chennai Mail and was headed for Joka to collect >> his >> belongings and bid farewell to the institute. >> >> He tells Metro why he does not intend returning to Calcutta. >> >> It was a little after 5am. I had just got off the train and was waiting >> for >> the crowd to disperse when two men came and offered to guide me to the >> stand >> for prepaid taxis. >> >> I had managed on my own at Howrah station on several previous visits, so >> there was no reason for me to ask for or accept any help unless I needed >> the >> services of a porter. But the two men were so polite that I couldn't >> bring >> myself to refuse them. >> >> When they offered to hold my solitary piece of luggage, I didn't allow >> them >> to. They didn't insist either. The duo walked alongside me. I had my >> walking >> stick but they guided me through the rush of commuters and we were soon >> outside the station building. >> >> I could make out that we were near one of the exits of the subway. There >> was >> commotion all around with vehicles speeding past where I stood. >> >> One of the men suddenly asked for my mobile phone, saying that he would >> call >> a taxi driver who was known to him to take me to Joka. I replied that he >> could tell me the number. He gave me a number starting with 13. No mobile >> phone number in India starts with 13, and that rang the alarm for me. >> >> I immediately tried to put the phone back into my trouser pocket but it >> was >> too late. One of the men tried to snatch it while the other grabbed my >> suitcase. I kicked and punched frantically but couldn't hold on to my >> mobile >> phone. The man who got it ran away but his accomplice was still trying to >> take away my bag. He repeatedly hit me on my left arm so that I would let >> go >> of the bag. >> >> This went on for more than a minute. The man fled when one of my kicks >> landed on his knee. >> >> I had been shouting "Banchao! Banchao! (Help! Help!)" all the while but >> nobody came forward. The place couldn't have been deserted because I >> could >> feel the presence of people filing past me. >> >> I stood there for over an hour, not sure where I was. I broke down and >> pleaded with passers-by to take me to a police booth or at least back to >> the >> station. I found a man who had been talking over the phone in English but >> he >> told me he was in a hurry. I followed him and got back inside the station >> building. >> >> The man left me near a police officer. The officer heard me out but >> didn't >> respond. >> >> I realised that I could be near a railway enquiry booth and started >> banging >> on a door. >> >> A man came out and took me to the GRP booth. I was told that since the >> incident had taken place outside the station building, I would need to >> lodge >> a complaint at the nearby police station. They didn't even heed my >> request >> to lend me a phone to contact someone on the IIM campus. >> >> I was trembling in anger but I was also tired of the ordeal. I didn't say >> anything as I was escorted out to the prepaid taxi booth, where a junior >> at >> IIM who had just returned from Varanasi spotted me. I was so glad to bump >> into Pratik; he was my saviour. We went together. >> >> For me, Calcutta was not just about IIM Joka but also a historic city I >> had >> grown up reading about. But I am sure this is my last visit here. >> >> I have travelled across the country and staff at railway stations have >> voluntarily helped me to the taxi stand. Calcutta is the only city where >> people demand money to help a visually-impaired person and, worse still, >> take advantage of. From temple priests to taxi drivers, I have been >> cheated >> so many times that I don't feel like trusting anyone. >> >> After getting into IIM Calcutta, I had thought that my visual impairment >> was >> no longer a hurdle in life. Today's incident has shattered my confidence. >> >> >> AS TOLD TO SUSHOVAN SIRCAR >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130611/jsp/calcutta/story_16993727.jsp >> >> >> IIM's first graduate with blindness robbed at Howrah station >> >> >> The first student with blindness to graduate from IIM Calcutta was robbed >> at >> Howrah railway station on Monday morning by two men who had offered to >> escort him to the prepaid taxi stand. >> >> If being robbed on arrival wasn't enough of an ordeal, Suresh Reddy from >> the >> Class of 2013 had to ask around for an hour to reach a Government Railway >> Police booth located 50 metres from the platforms. >> >> The officer manning the booth allegedly refused to accept his complaint, >> saying any incident occurring beyond the station building was outside the >> GRP's jurisdiction. >> >> Andhra-born Suresh, a farmer's son who lost vision in both eyes when he >> was >> 13, had arrived by the Chennai Mail and was headed for Joka to collect >> his >> belongings and bid farewell to the institute. >> >> He tells Metro why he does not intend returning to Calcutta. >> >> It was a little after 5am. I had just got off the train and was waiting >> for >> the crowd to disperse when two men came and offered to guide me to the >> stand >> for prepaid taxis. >> >> I had managed on my own at Howrah station on several previous visits, so >> there was no reason for me to ask for or accept any help unless I needed >> the >> services of a porter. But the two men were so polite that I couldn't >> bring >> myself to refuse them. >> >> When they offered to hold my solitary piece of luggage, I didn't allow >> them >> to. They didn't insist either. The duo walked alongside me. I had my >> walking >> stick but they guided me through the rush of commuters and we were soon >> outside the station building. >> >> I could make out that we were near one of the exits of the subway. There >> was >> commotion all around with vehicles speeding past where I stood. >> >> One of the men suddenly asked for my mobile phone, saying that he would >> call >> a taxi driver who was known to him to take me to Joka. I replied that he >> could tell me the number. He gave me a number starting with 13. No mobile >> phone number in India starts with 13, and that rang the alarm for me. >> >> I immediately tried to put the phone back into my trouser pocket but it >> was >> too late. One of the men tried to snatch it while the other grabbed my >> suitcase. I kicked and punched frantically but couldn't hold on to my >> mobile >> phone. The man who got it ran away but his accomplice was still trying to >> take away my bag. He repeatedly hit me on my left arm so that I would let >> go >> of the bag. >> >> This went on for more than a minute. The man fled when one of my kicks >> landed on his knee. >> >> I had been shouting "Banchao! Banchao! (Help! Help!)" all the while but >> nobody came forward. The place couldn't have been deserted because I >> could >> feel the presence of people filing past me. >> >> I stood there for over an hour, not sure where I was. I broke down and >> pleaded with passers-by to take me to a police booth or at least back to >> the >> station. I found a man who had been talking over the phone in English but >> he >> told me he was in a hurry. I followed him and got back inside the station >> building. >> >> The man left me near a police officer. The officer heard me out but >> didn't >> respond. >> >> I realised that I could be near a railway enquiry booth and started >> banging >> on a door. >> >> A man came out and took me to the GRP booth. I was told that since the >> incident had taken place outside the station building, I would need to >> lodge >> a complaint at the nearby police station. They didn't even heed my >> request >> to lend me a phone to contact someone on the IIM campus. >> >> I was trembling in anger but I was also tired of the ordeal. I didn't say >> anything as I was escorted out to the prepaid taxi booth, where a junior >> at >> IIM who had just returned from Varanasi spotted me. I was so glad to bump >> into Pratik; he was my saviour. We went together. >> >> For me, Calcutta was not just about IIM Joka but also a historic city I >> had >> grown up reading about. But I am sure this is my last visit here. >> >> I have travelled across the country and staff at railway stations have >> voluntarily helped me to the taxi stand. Calcutta is the only city where >> people demand money to help a visually-impaired person and, worse still, >> take advantage of. From temple priests to taxi drivers, I have been >> cheated >> so many times that I don't feel like trusting anyone. >> >> After getting into IIM Calcutta, I had thought that my visual impairment >> was >> no longer a hurdle in life. Today's incident has shattered my confidence. >> >> >> AS TOLD TO SUSHOVAN SIRCAR >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >> of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> 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 >> >> >> 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. 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