Dear all: Just arrived back on base this morning so the delay in posting this mail. Thanks very much for the opportunity to be together with our friends. We could put faces and voices to many emails and mere names. As Harish had mentioned, the fact that we all met and spoken to each other is a true sign that the convention has succeeded in its purpose and intent.
I happened to meet George at his office the evening before the convention's beginning and could observe the hard work that had gone in. While getting money for every small thing brings its own difficulties, the fact of many wonderful individuals working tirelessly to put up a good show needs to be acknowledged and appreciated. Even in that cold, brave hearts at Score Foundation and other partner organizations did tremendous work. I'm sure we would like to salute them as we savour the memories of the convention. I leave the stocktaking to the organizations themselves. My logic of doing so is simple: I should first put up my hand to contribute to even qualify to point fingers. The fact is, I haven't and so I don't think I'm even qualified to make the so-called constructive criticism. As for the not so constructive and plainly uncharitable remarks, no response is the best response. Those of you who had attended wedding ceremonies know perfectly that a host often finds it impossible to satisfy every guest despite paying attention to every small detail like the salad served in the buffet or the plastic bag with coconut handed to the guests. There are fact finders and there are fault finders, it is unfortunate that some of us choose to be the latter. Before taking the moral high ground, it is important to ask what have we contributed to this event besides being a spectator and a guest. Signing off with a mighty thank you to all those who have contributed to the convention in whichever way you could. Warm regards, Subramani -- L. Subramani, Snr. Subeditor, Deccan Herald, Bangalore, M: 91-7204322451 Facebook: Subramani Lakshminarayanan Twitter: lsubramani60873 Linkedin: L. Subramani website: http://www.lsubramani.com If you are someone who need personal help to cope with blindness, a little friendly chat about things that bother you or just an ear to listen to your fears and frustrations, please don't hesitate to get in touch. I've been through that and I can help. Just leave your questions and if you don't want to give your name, that's fine. Are you an HR exec, a volunteer, a friend/relative of someone going through blindness or do you want to understand disability because it's part of something that you are working on?... Pl get in touch for volunteer help. 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..
