Yamuna prashad shastri was only totally blind in our Indian history who got elected for Lok sabha.
It is said that in his two stints as an MP, once he defeated the prince of Rewa raja martand Singh! On 6/18/13, Anirban Mukherjee <[email protected]> wrote: > i heard in a speech of shri Somnath Chatterjee, the former lok sabha > speaker, that some time back, there was a member of parliament named > Jamunaprasad Shastri, who happened to be a person with visual > disability. > > regards, Anirban > > On 6/17/13, prasanth P.V. <[email protected]> wrote: >> Congress leader Jaypal reddy is a physically handicapped person. But I >> don't know whether his disability was by birth. >> >> On 6/17/13, Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> No, none of these two politicians was partially sighted. Both of them >>> were >>> totally sightless. Sadhan Gupta was a successful lawyer and he was the >>> additional advocate general of West Bengal for quite a long time. >>> Dipankar >>> Roy travelled alone almost all over India. Both of them lost their sight >>> in >>> >>> early childhood. >>> >>> I have also heard of S.R. Bombai who had one leg only. He was Union >>> minister >>> >>> for some time and worked as the President of the Janata Party. I don't >>> know >>> >>> when he lost his leg, before he joined politics or not. >>> >>> S.K. Rumta of NFB contested for a Lok-Sabha seat from Delhi in the 80s >>> as >>> an >>> >>> independent candidate. He lost to Rajesh Khanna, true, but he polled >>> 6000 >>> votes. He did not represent any political party, as far as I know. >>> >>> We can think of the issue from another view point. We are now given >>> dummy >>> Braille ballots to make the election more accessible. How far are we >>> really >>> >>> remembered by the parties? Since we are spread across the country, how >>> big >>> the challlened community is, we cannot influence the result. But >>> religion >>> or >>> >>> language-based communities can influence the election in a more >>> effective >>> way. Since they are concentrated at a particular region, parties have to >>> look upon them with respect with eyes on their votes. >>> >>> >>> With best Regards, >>> Amiyo Biswas >>> Cell: +91-9433464329 >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Siddalingeshwar Ingalagi" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 11:57 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AI] VI persons in politics. >>> >>> >>>> is it? Visually impaired person also became politicians? I am really >>>> wondering? When and how? Because first time I read this message which >>>> you sent me. May be partialy blind. Right? >>>> >>>> On 6/17/13, Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Anpother friend of mine wants some information on visually impaired or >>>>> other >>>>> physically challenged persons in active politics. I know of barrister >>>>> Sadhan >>>>> Gupta who was elected MP from Kolkata South in 1967 for CPIM. I also >>>>> know >>>>> >>>>> of >>>>> Dipankar Roy who contested the election on behalf of SUCI for the >>>>> assembly >>>>> seat of Rashbihari Avenue, kolkata in 1991. Though he did not win, he >>>>> was >>>>> very famous as an orator and as an organiser. People remember him for >>>>> his >>>>> role in the students' movement in the 70s and the 80s. >>>>> >>>>> Can you supply some more information or some good articles on it? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> With best Regards, >>>>> Amiyo Biswas >>>>> Cell: +91-9433464329 >>>>> >>>>> 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the >>>>> mails >>>>> sent through this mailing list.. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> thanks and regards. Mobile number: 9902434379 my old sim number >>>> 8792639989. E-mail ID [email protected] Follow me on twitter, >>>> ingalagisiddu. facebook, siddalingeshwar ingalagi. please note my >>>> skype ID siddalingeshwar2 >>>> >>>> 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the >>>> mails >>>> >>>> sent through this mailing list.. >>> >>> >>> 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the >>> mails >>> sent through this mailing list.. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Prasanth. >>> True friendship consists not innmultitude of friends, but in their >>> worth> >>> and value> >> >> 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. 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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.. > -- Akhilesh Dahiya, Advocate. Mobile: +91 9818798780 Email: [email protected] New Delhi 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. 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