May his soul rest! How old was he? -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kanchan Pamnani Sent: 29 October 2014 14:06 To: [email protected] Subject: [AI] Sad demise
We have lost Dr. Rajendra Singh Sethi. He was the first person with multiple disabilities to get a Phd. When he was very young people thought that he was intellectually challenged till they found out that he had a hearing impairment and that he was actually quite brilliant. He was one of the first few Blind persons to study in the integrated system -more than 50 years ago He was involved with NAB India and with Helen Keller Institute in various capacities. An entusiastic writer (Editor of various publications) and reader, Dr. Sethi would share his information, his braille materials including the publications that he got from abroad and rendered help to many. His readers always found him to be very nice, informative and a great source of help. I first met him a few years ago in some Disability related conference and got awe struck by the questions he asked. He sat near the speaker system so he could catch the words and he never failed to participate. As I grew to know him, I found his keen sense of wit and got dollops of wisdom from him. Later on I discovered how he had been mentoring some Disabled people and doing what their parents could not do. He was one of the rarest Disabled persons I have met-one small illustration is that he sent me his best reader so I could benefit. I have just learnt that he won a WBU international essay competition some years ago. I will misss Dr. Sethi who always had something of use for me. Kanchan Pamnani Advocate & Solicitor 9, Suleman Chambers, Battery Street, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 039. 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_accessin dia.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.. 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. 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..
