I agree with one of the participants thatwe should start a mailing list / group for discussing politics related topics, especially political activism and taking up advocacy with the government...
Sagar +91 99 30 271732 intouchid: 2010-SAGAR007 <http://intch.me/2010-SAGAR007> "The evil of the world is made possible only by the sanction you give it." - John Galt in "Atlas Shrugged" On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM, akhilesh <akhil.akhi...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <sparsha.anir...@gmail.com> 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. <prasanth.mangala...@gmail.com> 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 <amiyo.bis...@gmail.com> 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" <ingalagisi...@gmail.com> > >>> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > >>> 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 <amiyo.bis...@gmail.com> 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To unsubscribe send a message to > >>>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > >>>>> 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 ingalagisi...@gmail.com 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > >>>> > >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to > >>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > >>>> 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > >>> > >>> To unsubscribe send a message to > >>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > >>> 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > >> > >> To unsubscribe send a message to > >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > >> 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > > 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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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: akhil.akhi...@gmail.com > 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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..
