Thank you avinash! For this wonderfull article. Unfortunetly, again, hear your statement presents wrongly. But, yes! I must say, that, I have attended 2 conventions, but, this was truely better than the 1st. All were working whole hartedly. One more and very important thing I liked which is, most of the times, there was no such a famous speaker. all are our friends only. acception is everywhere. I loved Shalini Khanna Mam's session, who's session my eyes wer with a full of tears until she ended.
Thanks for her spirit. I think, if conventions will happend like this, &, we start working according to it whole hartedly, then, the time will no too long, when we should not wait for any convention. Pray to god, that, give us the spirit to work so that, people should not spend their money for such convention. Regards, Neelim a 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. 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.. > -- God examine those whom loves he the most. 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..
