Hai Alok: Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Yes the authorities must at least try to understand, though understanding in a complete sense is sometimes impossible. What is more dismaying is the lack of awareness. Of course, we try our bit by writing and speaking about it.
Subramani On 8/18/14, Alok Kaushik <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Subramani, > Thanks for sharing this. I am reminded of a story about a blind man by > Ruskin Bond. I am writing the gist of it and how I see it being related in > our context. > > Start of story's gist: > A blind man was travelling in a train. After some time a young lady boarded > > the train and sat on the seat opposite to him. After a while the man > conversed with the lady and asked for some help in doing something. The lady > > asked him to help himself in a neutral tone. After a few minutes the man > said to the lady 'Isn't it beautiful outside?'. Lady again said in a neutral > > tone 'It would be better for you to experience it yourself'. The man did not > > speak much after that. The lady got down from the train at her destination > and another man boarded the train and sat of the seat opposite to the blind > > man. After taking his seat he said 'God help her. She was having a tough > time navigating through the platform. I think that blind girl was sitting > here.' > :End of story's gist > > In most cases the so called 'other people or authorities' are blind as well, > > not physically but in many different ways. Expecting something from them > would be bothering ourselves unless their blindness is taken care of first. > > Thanks. > Alok > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Subramani L" <[email protected]> > To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 9:37 AM > Subject: [AI] latest blogpost in Grappling With RP: Freedom > withinlimitations > > >> Freedom within limitations >> >> What else do I think on a day when our country celebrates its >> independence? >> >> The Americans celebrate their I-Day on July 4, Malaysians on Aug 31, >> Singaporians on Aug 9, while South Koreans like Indians mark the day >> on August 15. 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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..
