Re: [AI] Blind are useful - But Hardly Human Beings(Read till the end please)

[Leikhu Laishram Leingakpa]

Its nothing new that we are invited in the events and gatherings
either to sing or to sit in a corner as mere audience. I stop
attending at least disability related events where the ownership of
the occasion doesn't belong to us. Of course I, being a visually
impaired, don't mind to be an audience in a literary, religious,
academic or any sort of gathering where disability is not a theme.

Leikhu Laishram
Disability activist

On 3/20/17, Arun dua  wrote:
> A Group of Blind boys and girls performed a Musical Concert and a Skit or
> Glaucoma awareness at the Haryana Raj Bhawan on Sunday.The programme was
> organised by the Glaucoma support group of post Graduate institute of
> Medical research (PGI) Chandigarh, Presided over By the Haryana Governor,
> Director PGI, Chief of the Glaucoma support group and a team of Doctors -
> Eye specialists of PGI. The Chief Secretary of the Govt. Of Haryana also
> graced the occasion.Over 200 persons enjoyed the musical evening and the
> sumptuous tea at the expense of Haryana Govt. The participants, represented
> a cross section of citizens, associated with PGI Glaucoma Support group, the
> Doctors and those connected with the blind,The governor granted rupees 2
> lacks to the Glaucoma Support group and rupees 1000 each to the blind
> performers besides Souvenirs were given to them by the glaucoma support
> group.While about 200 hundred citizens were made aware about the silent
> on-set of glaucoma and the need to be vigilant in the confines of the Raj
> Bhawan; a larger audience would have been possible at the Tagore Theatre or
> the PGI Auditorium. While the blind girls and boys performed gleefully,
> enthralled by the opportunity to perform before a VIP gathering their
> introduction and names were strikingly missing through the program. Probably
> the Blind are destined to be identified as Blind only and are not expected
> to be recognised as human beings with a name, esteem or identity. But it is
> a fashion statement these days to harp on the empowerment, esteem and
> dignity for the Blind and the disabled.However I wish to introduce all of
> them. They were: Sanjeev Gandhi (Working with Electricity Department),
> Rohit Chauhan (Student), Shiv Kumar Sharma (Working with State Legal
> Services Authority), Amrinder Singh (P.O. with Punjab and Sindh Bank),
> Kuljit (Working with PNB), Meeta Gupta(Braille instructor with VTC),Roma
> Negi,Sabina, Sandeep kaur, Sony Gupta, Princy, Panna Lal, Davinder, Jatinder
> and Badri Prasad all students.The Music creators were also Blind
>  Sarbjeet Singh, Romi Kumar, Navjot, Sanjeev and Rohit along with
> Parakh MurlidharA K Dua+919876727460www.ourcivilsociety.com
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[AI] Blind are useful - But Hardly Human Beings(Read till the end please)

[Arun dua]

A Group of Blind boys and girls performed a Musical Concert and a Skit or 
Glaucoma awareness at the Haryana Raj Bhawan on Sunday.The programme was 
organised by the Glaucoma support group of post Graduate institute of Medical 
research (PGI) Chandigarh, Presided over By the Haryana Governor, Director PGI, 
Chief of the Glaucoma support group and a team of Doctors - Eye specialists of 
PGI. The Chief Secretary of the Govt. Of Haryana also graced the occasion.Over 
200 persons enjoyed the musical evening and the sumptuous tea at the expense of 
Haryana Govt. The participants, represented a cross section of citizens, 
associated with PGI Glaucoma Support group, the Doctors and those connected 
with the blind,The governor granted rupees 2 lacks to the Glaucoma Support 
group and rupees 1000 each to the blind performers besides Souvenirs were given 
to them by the glaucoma support group.While about 200 hundred citizens were 
made aware about the silent on-set of glaucoma and the need to be vigilant 
 in the confines of the Raj Bhawan; a larger audience would have been possible 
at the Tagore Theatre or the PGI Auditorium. While the blind girls and boys 
performed gleefully, enthralled by the opportunity to perform before a VIP 
gathering their introduction and names were strikingly missing through the 
program. Probably the Blind are destined to be identified as Blind only and are 
not expected to be recognised as human beings with a name, esteem or identity. 
But it is a fashion statement these days to harp on the empowerment, esteem and 
dignity for the Blind and the disabled.However I wish to introduce all of them. 
They were: Sanjeev Gandhi (Working with Electricity Department), Rohit 
Chauhan (Student), Shiv Kumar Sharma (Working with State Legal Services 
Authority), Amrinder Singh (P.O. with Punjab and Sindh Bank), Kuljit (Working 
with PNB), Meeta Gupta(Braille instructor with VTC),Roma Negi,Sabina, Sandeep 
kaur, Sony Gupta, Princy, Panna Lal, Davinder, Jatinder and Badri Pra
 sad all students.The Music creators were also Blind  Sarbjeet 
Singh, Romi Kumar, Navjot, Sanjeev and Rohit along with Parakh MurlidharA K 
Dua+919876727460www.ourcivilsociety.com

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