There was a blind man in Chambal, who helped police in nabbing lot of dacoits and robbers. If anybody has some information about him, please share it with the list. He was also a great inspiration for the public like Kannappan.
On 7/9/13, David Richards <drvvrj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Nasrullah, a fellow Indian before 1947, thanks a lot for your word of > appreciation for this article! Watch and enjoy the movie "I'm Afridi" back > in your country Pakistan! > Regards. > David Richards. > > > Sent from my Nokia phone > -----Original Message----- > From: nasrullah0...@gmail.com > Sent: 09/07/2013 6:37:22 pm > Subject: Re: [AI] Can blindness really be challenged in life? > > I appreciat this article nasrullah shahwani from quetta pakistan > > Sent by emoze push mail > > > ----------------------------- > From: "David Richards" <drvvrj...@gmail.com> > Subject: [AI] Can blindness really be challenged in life? > Date: 09th July 2013 2:57 pm > > Dear all Access Indians, We have heard about several visually-challenged > people excelling in their spheres of activity, despite handicap. Likewise, a > 28-year-old totally blind man in Trichy (Tamil Nadu) stuns everyone by his > extraordinary talent in repairing any branded motorbikes perfectly. S. > Kannappan, a bachelor, is an inspiration for the people of Pandamangalam in > Trichy city. They admire him for his passion to obtain knowledge and > technical skills needed for the profession. Kannappan is not blind by birth. > He lost his eye-sight after he was afflicted with brain-fever when he was > just four years of age. Nevertheless, he never lost his hope to find his way > to succeed in life and became a two-wheeler mechanic. Born in a poor family, > Kannappan now runs a small workshop at Pandamangalam road in Woraiyur in > partnership with his childhood friend Ramesh. "I can repair any branded > bikes, I sense the parts with my fingers and shoot the troubles. As I lost > my eye-sight at an early age, I can only visualize bikes in my mind," > Kannappan says who became mechanic in the year 2000. He was initially > trained by two mechanics Srini and Moorthy quite casually in the locality. > Earlier, he honed his skills by repairing bicycles at home. That experience > pushed him up to become a two-wheeler mechanic. "I want to dedicate my whole > life in this field, my father, brother and my sister-in-law always encourage > me. I have no personal wishes other than achieving the pinnacle of success > in my profession, I want to provide a good service to my customers," > Kannappan proudly says. His work is highly appreciated by his customers and > the reputation earns him a lot of customers. Durairaj, a sub-inspector of > police knows well Kannappan's talent. "I've been servicing my bikes for the > past seven years here, I never found any fault with his service, even normal > people too commit mistakes sometimes, but Kannappan is extraordinary," he > sums up. Kannappan has his own ways of identifying mechanical problems by > hearing the trademark sound of the bike. He's perfect at his work. If he's > committed to complete a task, he totally involves himself in the work until > he succeeds in it. By appreciating his extraordinary talent, a leading > motorbike manufacturer dealer appointed him as a mechanic in Ramanathapuram, > but he resigned and started his own workshop. The general public in the area > want government to help him financially so that he can grow in his career. > I'm writing this article on Access India domain to illustrate the fact that > how a person challenges blindness and proves his skills efficiently to the > world so that blind individuals may never be deemed as good-for-nothing at > all. > He who works with his hands is laborer, he who works with his hands and his > head is a craftsman, he who works with his hands and his head and his heart > is an artist. > Saint Francis of Assisi. > Warm regards. > David Richards. > > > Sent from my Nokia phone > > 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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