Mousree Basistha, Blind woman who is a victim of Retinitis Pigmentosa achieved new heights 2019

Cornea donation by a 6 year old by Suryaprabha Chanda, Kolkata 2019

Treatment for adults with mental illness-doctors' participation, 2019

Jeeja Ghosh, a mother with disability, adopts a child 2019

Agitation by Blind students at Jadavpur University, Kolkata 2019

Compensation allotted on travel concession for Disability: lawsuit report 2019

"wheelchair" a new Bengali theater production by veteran actress & producer Suranjana Dasgupta 2019

Awareness campaign about mental illness by teenagers 2019

Dr Ketaki Bagchi, retd Ophthalmologist with Society for the Visually Handicapped

14 March 2019

Dr Mrs Ketaki Bagchi, Ophthalmologist (retd), Govt National Medical College, Kolkata is spending her retired life with a variety of intellectually challenging activities and also community service.

A long friend of SVH Dr Bagchi attended our trainees and escorts at HNAF Nature Study Camp at Samsing, Kalimpong dist in 2015. In 2017 she joined our team of vision impaired trainees and escorts at the Himalayan Mountaineering Inst (HMI) Darjeeling for a short orientation training for Blind children and youths.

At her home she has given shelter to two Blind female young students and helping them prepare for competitive examinations leading to employment. She has started recording digital books for SVH and consults us off and on about how best she can serve these students. Dr Bagchi, we are amazed!

Library professionals from Dept of Public Libraries, Bangladesh visit SVH Braille & Talking Book Section within the State Central Library WB, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700054 13 March 2019

13 March 2019
Around 1 PM today a team of 14 library professionals (male & female) deputed by Dept of Public Libraries, Bangladesh visited the State Central Library West Bengal, Kankurgachi, Kolkata and its SVH Braille & Talking Book Library. Two of our vision impaired volunteers Nilratan Bala & Panchugopal Paramanik demonstrated Braille book touch reading and digital audio books played through MP 3 players. Visitors appreciated the service rendered by SVH.

Late Capt Jayanta Sengupta (retd), Siliguri, an War-Blind who left an indelible mark in empowering children with special needs with education and adventure sports: a Homage by Hena Basu 2019

This is an old photo of SVH's nature Camp for Blind children hosted at Lataguri jointly with Himalayan Nature & Adventure Foundation. I think it was held at Panchavati resorts, Lataguri courtesy Bacchubhai where one afternoon Jayantada and Ritaboudi visited and encouraged the vision impaired participants. The child is Sayeba, daughter of an impoverished migrant labor educated at Prerana Centre for Disabled Children, Siliguri managed by them. Sayeba must have finished her postgraduation now!

13 March 2019

This morning while arranging shelves of our SVH(Society for the Visually Handicapped, Kolkata) ink-print books this brochure on late Captain Jayanta Sengupta (retd) of Indian Army popped up. I felt it so relevant in the current situation of the country and thought of posting it here in SVH blog.

To many of us Jayantada remains a constant source of inspiration and his wife Rita Sengupta too has an equal contribution in spreading education empowerment to children with special needs in north Bengal starting from a scratch.

Jayantada lost his vision while fighting for the country in the Indo-Pak War but I have a feeling he lost vision which was a great personal loss for him and his family but as is said of Mon Louis Braille, he has taught and guided many many sighted people to make the best of their skills!

Jayantada, you are ever alive in our mind!

Also as you will see in the photo Jayantada's daughter got married to Gopal, a resident of Siliguri, who also lost his vision in the Kargil war! It shows what a cost people are forced to pay due to war-mongering of politicians.

Kolkata Sub Inspector Amal Polley returns to duty with wooden legs after recovering from amputation of limbs 2019

Kolkata's Institute of Pschotherapy cures psychogenic blindness--darkness of four years cleared in three months 2019

love triumphs over disability--an inspiring marital life 2019

Nandita venkatesan, lost hearing from invalid TB medicine creates awareness campaign against hearing loss 2019

Mampi Chakraborty a victim of accidental Blindness, resumes her studies at Panskura Mechagram Purnachandra Balika Bidyalay

Victoria memorial Hall, Kolkata made disabled-friendly 2018-19