What I want to suggest to all the conventiers, that, please add the coloumn of blood group, so that it will become helpful for us only.
Regards, Neelima. On 11/12/14, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you to those who came to Agra. And those couldn't, we will > upload video recordings of all sessions soon. We hope > thought-provoking Discussions accommodation, food, hospitality and a > trip to Taj Mahal will always remain alive in your minds. You must > have forged friendships and networking. AntarDrishti and BlindStars > jointly thank all delegates, speakers, volunteers and management of > Hotel Goverdhan, Shelaja and Ashoka for their wholehearted > cooperation. > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Of-love-that-needs-no-first-sight/articleshow/45088176.cms > Agra: It was not love at first sight. But that's only because the eyes > were not there. > > When 28-year-old Dinesh (name changed), who works as an assistant > manager with a nationalized bank in Dehradun, met a woman of his type > (as he likes to put it), they hit the right notes from the word go. > Dinesh, however, insists it is just the right beginning and they will > take their own time before deciding on the future. > > Marriage remained the main topic of daylong discussions on the second > day of the three-day national blind convention being held on the > campus of Dr BR Ambedkar University in the city. > > The 147 participants from all over the country are members of a > Facebook page, called Blind Stars, which was started in October 2012 > to provide the tech-savvy among the visually-impaired a platform to > connect with one another. This is the group's first gathering, a leap > from the virtual to the real world. > > Speaking at the event, 27-year-old Avinash Shahi, a PhD scholar at > the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, expressed his > desire to marry somebody who can see. While a few questioned him at > the interactive session, Shahi explained, "I cannot walk on road > alone. I want my wife to take me for walks and tell me how the crowds > in markets look. I am good looking and doing well in life. I can > provide her a good life." > > Many, including Nikita Patil, a computer instructor at Kamla Mehta > Institute of Blinds in Mumbai, did not agree with Shahi. The > 28-year-old woman who was one of the most confident at the event, > said, "I cannot make food or do many other things. If I marry a man > with eyesight, there are fair chances of marital discord arising out > of my handicap. I would rather like to marry someone like me." > > There was also some guidance for these youngsters at the event. The > convention was also attended by some visually-impaired married couples > who shared their experiences and busted several myths the youngsters > seemed to have about marriage. > > "I dated and ended up marrying a blind man. We met online and he > didn't tell me for a while that he could not see. Once he did he ask > if it made a difference to me. When I said no, he told me the truth. > He was amazing and still is. He is strong, smart, funny and a > wonderful man -- he just happens to be blind," Shakuntala Prasad, wife > of Sukh Sagar Prasad, a government teacher in New Delhi, said. > > For Prashant Rajan Verma, a visually-impaired IT expert, and his wife > Veena Mehta Verma, country's first blind MBA who works as an HR > manager in NTPC, New Delhi, their marriage is as perfect as of the > people with eyes. "We complement and understand each other. This is > what marriage is all about," Prashant said. > > Akhil Srivastava, organizer of the event and member of Antardrishti, > an organization meant to create awareness among masses about eye > donation, said he was overwhelmed to see the confidence of the > participants. > More coverage > Visually impaired get to 'view' Taj > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Visually-impaired-get-to-view-Taj/articleshow/45090782.cms > > 'Visually impaired gather at national convention > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Visually-impaired-gather-at-national-convention/articleshow/45074033.cms > > -- > 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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