Pl mail the details off the list to me. If you have any reference materials, in websites etc, kindly let me know.
Subramani -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of shobhan singh Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 5:56 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] A Burning Issues(replies) It would be really nice initiative. It was the project under Prof. Romila Thapppar and Smriti Singh also participated in this project and I was also there when she was typing message for access India and she somehow missed to my name and it was not her intention. So far as views of Prof. Thapper is concern that is not availabel to us yet because she is out of country. Shobhan Singh Programme: PHD (Modern Indian History) Room # 019 Brahmaputra Hostel Jawaharlal Nehru University Contact # 91-09313468732 SKYPE ID: shobhan_foucault ----- Original Message ----- From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [AI] A Burning Issues(replies) > Dear Smriti: > > As someone from the press, I shall try doing sth about spreading > awareness. But, the best thing would be the matter being brought to > public by activists, who can highlight the need for the code of conduct, > which, I think, is very important, as these organisations commit > themselves for the safety of the VI girls. > > Let me know how I can initiate this issue. Can you and Dr Tappar for > instance place your comments on record? Pl let me know. > > Subramani > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of smriti > singh > Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 3:54 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: [AI] A Burning Issues(replies) > > Dear list members, > > I don't have regular access to internet, otherwise I > would have participated fully in the discussion. > Anyway, here are my quick comments on all the > responses: > > To begin with, I feel that not much replies have come > on the basic issue I raised. I am actually talking > about institutions who keep visually challenged girls. > Either they have schools for them, or they provide > hostels. I think we all know that girls are not safe > there. It does not mean that all the institutions run > in the same manner. > > As far as one's isolation is concerned, university > students, particularly visually challenged, are > already isolated. So, I'm not scared of being > isolated. I do agree that institution like Nab raise > their problem concerning to study, but no institution > take care about their social rights. Even for > scholarships, some institutions do not allow girls to > use their institutions' address. So, they have to give > address of their friends for receiving the > scholarship. > > I'm also very upset that women have not responded on > this issue. Most of us talked about the self-defence > and martial arts, but do we think our visually > challenged girls have enough sex education? That is > why they are more vulnerable. So, before teaching any > self-defence trick, I think it is necessary for > visually challenged women to understand what they have > to protect themselves from. I would like to inform all > of you that I am not thinking about this issue only > since that NDTV report. I am thinking about this issue > for a long time. I have worked on a project with Prof. > Romila Thapar. For that project, we had conducted > interviews of visually challenged girls. Besides, I > have many visually challenged friends who are staying > in such hostels. So we know what situation is like. I > and Mr. Shobhan Singh have written a joint article > about visually challenged women which was published in > International Journal of Disability. So, it is not > that we are unaware about laws. There are certain > governmental law, true. But, when these NGOs for women > go to register themselves, they are not asked what > precautions they are going to take to ensure safety of > those women. In other words, there are no code of > conduct that governs these NGOs or institutions. > > Being an academician does not mean that one cannot > raise social issues or one is unaware about it. I > would like to request all access India members that, > more than anything, it is necessary to spread > awareness about the entire matter. > > With Regards, > > > > Smriti Singh > Programme: M. 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