SOCIETY FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED

Monday, 16 October 2017

How a Blind astronomer Wanda Diaz Merced studies astrnomy by hearing stars 2017

https://www.ted.com/talks/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread--a

Wanda Diaz Merced studies the light emitted by gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic events in the universe. When she lost her sight and was left without a way to do her science, she had a revelatory insight: the light curves she could no longer see could be translated into sound. Through sonification, she regained mastery over her work, and now she's advocating for a more inclusive scientific community. "Science is for everyone," she says. "It has to be available to everyone, because we are all natural explorers."

https://www.ted.com/talks/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread--a

Facebook updates: 2017

On 12 October 2017 our Society, Society for the Visually Handicapped (SVH), Kolkata, India, has opened this Facebook A/C for two major objects: i. to familiarize & update our beneficiaries, friends, wellwishers and donors about highlights of our progress with education empowerment of the Blind & Vision Impaired and ii. to update list of our Braille & digital talking books to generate the information fast among our beneficiaries and other users. First of all, our Society is extremely grateful to Facebook authorities for enabling us with a free of charge access to this social media for a charitable cause. Secondly, The Hans Foundation, New Delhi, who supported us considerably and generously for the last five years our Digital Talking Book production and computerized Braille book production for the last four years, have expressed their decision to phase out support. Since these two projects are the lifeline of our Society we are submitting an appeal to public to sponsor Braille & audio books for the Blind to promote Literacy for the Print-Disabled.
Humbly
Ms Hena Basu, Secretary
Society for the Visually Handicapped, Kolkata 12 October 2017..

New digital books ready for requisition:

Bengali
1. Banaphul. Paschatpat (autobiography). 301 pages
2. Minakshi Sinha. Rabindra Upanyas Charcha. 202 pages
3. Dineschandra Sen. Brihattara Banga. 2 Vols 1047pages
4. Nabanita Debsener Sreshtha Kabita. 191
5. Achintya Biswas ed. Badu Chandidaser Srikrishnakirtan Kabyakatha. 720pages
6. Arup Kumar Bioswas. Rome: Suchana theke Swarnaju. 319 pages
7. Amales Tripathi. Italir Renaissance Banalir Sanskriti. 134 pages
7. Puripriya Kundu ed. Krisna Baksi. Kirtan Ganer Itihas. 270p
8. Sankha Ghoser Sreshtha Kabita. 207 pages
9. P Maiti. Europer Itihaser Ruparekha. 352 pages
10. Gautam Bhadra. Mughal juge Krishi Arthaniti o Krishak Bidroha. 245 pages
11. Gora Singharoy ed. Jatindramohan Bagchir Sreshtha
Kabita. 152 pages
12. Sunil Gangopadhyayer Sreshtha Kabita. 232 pages
13. Arunkumar Mukhopadhyay. Unabinsa Satabdir Banla Gitikabya. 327 pages
14. Madhusudan Datter Brajangana Kabya. 16 pages
English
1. P K Mukherjee. Highlights of English. Class V. 72 pages
2. Nilkantha Sastri.K A. A History of South India from Prehistoric times to the fall of Vijaynagar. 4th ed. 506 pages
3. Upinder Singh. A History of Ancient & Medieval India: from the Stone Age to the 12th Century.. 704 pages

Thursday, 21 September 2017

Blind swimmer Kanailal Chakraborty from Krishnagar, Nadia, West Bengal: an outstanding achiever

This is a video clip of Kanalal Chakraborty, a totally Blind person, on whom a documentary film was made by Supriyo Sen titled "Swimming through darkness". This documentary has an eleven minute clip in the internet. Kanai had his school education at Helen Keller Blind School, Krishnagar, Nadia. Struggling against poverty, family support, other help, Kanai decided to make a difference in life by pursuing swimming as a hobby against heavy odds. Kanai came to our library decades ago for education support in his HS studies. Later we lost track of him. In our Santipur Workshop on 7-8 September last Samrat Chakraborty, a free lance film maker spoke to me about Kanai and immediately I spoke to him over phone. This morning he arrived at our Library and here is video clip of his own statement.

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Padmasri J L Kaul, founder of All India Confederation of the Blind, Delhi.. Reminiscences [an autobiography]. Just out August 2017 from Doaba Publications, Delhi.

It is published in Hindi & English. Contact 9810684208. Its a remarkable work, a history of pathbreaking service for Persons with Vision Impairment. Hena Basu. 23 August 2017