a nice emotional interview. but, i couldn't find solutions for problems which blind professirs in private colleges are facing like correcting papers and assignments, teaching images etc.
On 12/21/15, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Disability-not-an-obstacle-if-you-have-a-goal/articleshow/50261697.cms > Helen Keller, who was visually challenged, said that the only thing > worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. Kumara > Somasekhar, a lecturer from Vizag, has proved that he has vision even > though he lost his sight. He has two PhDs in history and law from > Andhra University. The 48-year-old gold medalist is currently working > as a lecturer in the department of history at Dr VS Krishna Government > Degree College (autonomous). Somasekhar, who missed the opportunity of > being a group I officer despite qualifying in all subjects due to his > disability, speaks to V Kamalakara Rao of TOI about the dark side of > life including the obstacles and discrimination he faced in his > personal, educational and professional spheres. > > Q) How did you lose your sight? > > I was born in Kakinada in East Godavari district. My father hailed > from Srikakulam. I was not visually impaired by birth, but I became > partially blind when sticks of a broom stuck my eyes during Dasara > celebrations when I was three. By the time I was six, I lost sight in > both the eyes. Doctors said I will never be able to see again. > > Q) How did you succeed in studies? > > My schooling was done in the Government High School for the Blind, > Darul Shifa, Hyderabad. I completed my intermediate and degree from > Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. I used to depend on the Braille > script till class X and then on audio gadgets. Of course, this led to > a hearing problem due to excessive use of headphones for studies. > > Q) What about the academic life in Andhra University (AU)? > > I joined AU to pursue my Masters in History from where I got my PhD > too. Later, I pursued my Masters in Law in the same university where I > won a gold medal in 2000. This part, I also got a PhD in law. > Simultaneously, I prepared for competitive exams and the national > eligibility test (NET). > > Q) What about your professional skills? > > I would have been a high rank officer now had the state government > not rejected me in the group-I exams. The government rejected my > candidature even though I qualified in the exams including prelims and > mains in 1995. In May 2004, the government offered me the post of a > lecturer in the direct recruitment for Government Degree College at > Narsannapeta in Srikakulam district. In October 2014, I was > transferred to Dr VS Krishna Degree College in the city where I am > teaching history. In 1988, I qualified for the IGNOU lecturership > through an all India entrance test. Of the 743 candidates, only 43 > qualified that year. Out of that 43, I was the only one from united > Andhra Pradesh. > > Q) Is 'disability' an obstacle? > > Disability matters physically. It is not an obstacle if we have a > strong passion for the goal we set. Of course, the disabled can't do > all the things that other people can, but they can do it differently. > I faced many hurdles including financial problems and social > discrimination in the past 45 years as a blind man, but in my heart I > never feel disability. > > Q) How supportive are the staff and students in the college? > > The college staff and students are very supportive. My department > lecturers, including Narayana, Nagamani, Ramesh Babu and Ramalakshmi, > are very co-operative. Some of the students are also very attached to > me. I have to thank all these people for making me feel at home. > > Q) What about your personal life? > > I am not married. I live in Sagar Nagar where my students including > scholars of the university visit frequently. I am able to cook rice by > myself but for other dishes I have to depend on others. > > Q) What are the difficulties that a visually-impaired person faces > when compared to others? > > When compared with other disabilities, visual impairedness is a > heartburning problem. Others can see the world at least and enjoy the > beauty of nature, but the blind can't. They don't know how the sun > looks like when it shines and sets. I still find it difficulty to find > words to describe the feeling and talk about the disability. > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. 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