Hallo Anjum, congradulations for your success, I also see your story as a example for many Blind and Visually impaired youngsters in our country.
Best of Luck for your future. Sathish On 16/10/2014, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Anjum > I'm glad to read this news which talks you and your PH.D many > congratulations. > Wishing you a great teaching and researching career ahead > I'm copying this TOI piece to 'Sayeverything' and 'accesindia' for > others to read and inspire to pursue higher education in smaller > cities. > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/For-this-blind-student-PhD-is-another-feat/articleshow/44808334.cms > COIMBATORE: When Anjum Khan received her PhD on Monday, it meant more > than it does to most doctoral candidates-the 27-year-old lost her > vision at the age of five after an attack of measles and has studied > entirely in Braille. > > Anjum is an assistant professor of English at Avinashilingam > University. Her family moved from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh to > Coimbatore in 1993 for her treatment but doctors said she would never > regain her vision. > > "While my parents were thinking what next, the doctors told us about > Avinashilingam school for girls," says Anjum. She began learning > Braille and use audio technology to help her read, write and study. > > Her father, Mehmood Khan got a job at a private cement company in > Madukkarai, 27km from Coimbatore. If Anjum had to continue her > studies, Avinashilingam was among the few options as it had facilities > and faculty to help her. > > "I decided I would live in hostel and study. It is then that I > realised that to gain something, one has to sacrifice something," > Anjum says. She lived in the hostel for 12 years from Class 6 till she > finished her postgraduate degree. > > After finishing school, Anjum joined the Avinashilingam University for > Women to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. "She > finished her masters' degree and applied for her doctoral studies in > 2009," says S Kalamani, Anjum's guide and an associate professor in > the department of English, Avinashilingam University. "Anjum had to > leave thehostel after her MA, but, regularly visited me every Friday > and told me how her research was progressing," she says. > > Anjum's younger brother Abid Ali died in a road accident eight years > ago while she was doing her masters' degree. "My father had bought him > a bike to make his commute between college and home easier," says > Anjum. > > "It was a difficult time for the family. But, I have faced so much > that I treat happiness and sorrow equally," she says. Anjum has > dedicated her PhD to her brother. > > Anjum did her research on 'Ethnic Silhouettes: An Interpretation Of > The Community In Select Works Of M G Vassanji In The Light Of New > Historicism'. She became an assistant professor in January 2013 in the > university in which she studied. > > Besides teaching at the university, Anjum also teaches blind children > Braille and computer operations. "I consider teaching a means to reach > people," she says. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: anjum khan <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 07:22:09 +0530 > Subject: help > To: avinash shahi <[email protected]> > > -- > Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. > > > > > > > HI Avinash, > I seek your help in reading The Hindu newspaper. Usually, I go to > today's paper and read through the headlines and in order to read the > news story, hit enter on the headline which is link to the main story. > But, in few new stories, I see that the story is brief and it is > written that to read more visit today's paper and I was wondering if > the news item was incomplete. > Suggest me ways to read The Hindu more completely. How should I > susbcribe to E newspaper? > Can you also tell me how to read Indian Express? > Thank you > Looking forward to receive your reply > Regards > Anjum > > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! > > > > 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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