M.S.Srinivasan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "J Madhavan [email protected] [sss-global]" <[email protected]> Date: Sep 6, 2015 6:46 AM Subject: [sss-global] I want to make a difference’: Charudatta Jadhav Blind Chess Player with an MBA - A Story that will inspire you To: Cc:
> > > I want to make a difference’: Charudatta Jadhav Blind Chess Player with an > MBA :- A Story that will inspire you >> >> >> I was 13 years old when I lost my eyesight due to an eye disease. My >> eyesight didn’t go all of a sudden, but kept fading and blurring little by >> little. Initially I insisted that I be sent to school because I wasn’t ready >> to give up yet. My sole motive in life was to do well at school, get a good >> job and provide for my family. >> >> >> My father, a mill worker, lost his job during the ’80s and that made it all >> the more imperative for me to be an able breadwinner. But as time passed by, >> I realised that I had to drop out of school. As my vision faded away, my >> dreams started crumbling before my eyes and it was the end of the world, as >> I knew it. >> >> Today, I have represented India at several international chess competitions >> and participated in world chess championship. I have also created Talk 64, a >> first-of-its-kind chess training and gaming software that helps the blind >> improve their gaming skills independently. >> >> Chess put me on par with sighted people. It inspired me to do things and not >> be crippled by my handicap. That’s when I decided to scale Peak Shitidhar, >> which stands at a height of 17,220 feet. >> >> Today, I am an MBA with a cushy job with a software company. I have >> developed a screen reader for Windows and a navigation system that helps the >> visually challenged people move independently in the city. I am also >> developing a pocket reader, to help visually challenged to read any printed >> material. >> >> I want to make a difference. And that will start by changing people’s >> outlook. My motive in life today is to instill a sense of faith in blind >> people. I don’t want the world to treat us any differently. I am as good as >> anybody else. And I want sighted people to realise that. >> >> Read the full article in the link belwo >> >> http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130414/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/%E2%80%98i-want-make-difference%E2%80%99-charudatta-jadhav >> >> >> Please share this >> >> > __._,_.___ > ________________________________ > Posted by: J Madhavan <[email protected]> > ________________________________ > Reply via web post > • > Reply to sender > • > Reply to group > • > Start a New Topic > • > Messages in this topic (1) > Visit Your Group > • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > > . > > __,_._,___ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
