its amusing how people think that anything blind people do, we do with our hearts, not just with our hands. a recent article about me in a magazine also said a similar thing: she plays the piano not with her fingers but with her heart. too much mush... anyway sorry to go off topic, but this whole fuss about blind people having more of a heart than others needs to be revolutionised. nothing wrong with it, but somehow it makes us sound less rational and skilled. just my own opinion.
On 7/31/13, Kotian, H P <[email protected]> wrote: > > Friends > The following post did not get to the list, hence I am pasting it below. > Harish Kotian > > Quoting > > Dear all, > You must have probably read this but copying the content for our new members > of access india. > thanks and kind regards > Asif > Meeting Project objectives differently > Blind people work together and make parts of Boilers at Trichy for IOCL's > Paradip Refinery project ........ An experience sharing. > 21st December 2011 has etched an unforgettable memory in my mind. I was at > Tiruchirapalli on a mission to expedite supplies of Boilers at BHEL's works > for Power plant of IOCL's ongoing Paradip Refinery Project. BHEL has > outsourced non-pressure parts of these boilers to certain vendors nearby > Trichy. 'ORBIT' is among such outsourced vendors, who is making Pins & > Clamps of these boilers for our project. We decided to visit ORBIT also for > review and expediting balance supplies. > When we reached ORBIT works, we were greeted by their President Mr. P.R. > Pandi, who himself is a blind person. To my utter surprise, the whole > ORBIT workshop is run by blind persons. Though I was aware of certain > special schools and institutions for blind persons but never heard about any > manufacturing industry run completely by such persons. What I saw next > inside the workshop is quite difficult to believe. > I had never witnessed such well coordinated and coherent working by blind > persons. People were segregating the raw material, feeding the raw material > on cutting, shearing and punching machines with the help of their fellow > blind friends, collecting the final products and bagging them after quality > checks. The whole manufacturing process was efficiently done and finished > product was meeting the quality standards. I was lost in deep admiration > seeing their untiring efforts for making vital parts for my project and > emotionally touched. Their interpersonal understanding and collective effort > was exemplary and far better as compared to normal workers engaged in other > industrial units. Below photos depict it completely but silently... > > > People were working with no ego and communication was being made not with > vital sensory organs like eyes, but with their hearts. I was thrilled and > compelled to think that dedicated and sincere working by these special > people is a great example towards values of humanity which defies all laws > of Project management. Calm and peace prevail here in their coordinated > rhythm of working against any feeling of industrial acrimony. > What came next was even more surprising. A physically handicapped welder was > doing welding on the job and was assisted by a blind helper. We saw his > blind helper almost running and going to store room next door to fetch the > electrodes quickly. When enquired how he could do such job with much ease, > my fellow companion from BHEL, Mr. Jai Ram told me that every worker working > here is fully conversant with the layout of workshop and does the job with > calculated steps - concepts of time and motion study, well grasped by them > by heart. I was overwhelmed by their indomitable spirit, everlasting zeal > and working in perfect harmony. > At the end, ORBIT president Mr. Pandi requested me 'Sir, if you come across > any blind person, please direct him to me, we will make him our team member > here'. I controlled my emotions, advised them to maintain timelines > and quickly moved out with mixed feelings, thinking and admiring effort and > passion of ORBIT in this endeavour and with firm conviction that Paradip > Refinery Project will soon be a realised dream. > Arvind Kumar > Chief Project Manager-PDRP > Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. > Refineries Head Quarters, New Delhi > PS:I would like to thank IOCL Management & BHEL team for giving me an > opportunity to have such wonderful experience with a noble cause during > project expediting at BHEL,Trichy. > 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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