Dear All, Greetings from Blind Graduates Forum Of India! Imagining writing an exam without a pen for a sighted student, is as impossible for a blind student without a reader and a writer! Hence taking this as an opportunity, Blind Graduate’s Forum of India (BGFI) makes a small attempt to express our heartfelt gratitude towards the readers and writers, and as well felicitate our young graduates through an annual event called “The Readers and Writers Day”. Details of the event: Date: Saturday, September 22, 2018. Time: 3 pm to 6 pm Venue: Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan basement hall, Jagannathrao Bosale Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021 - opposite Mantralay. The venue can be conveniently reached by bus root number 138 from CST station as well as 138/100 from Churchgate station. Share taxi services are also available from both these railway stations. The felicitation program will be followed by a talk by Amit Jain who will be guiding our young friends through his wide array of experience. About Amit Jain: Amit Jain has done his post graduation from IIM Ahmedabad and is currently pursuing his doctoral studies at IIM Calcutta in the field of diversity and inclusion. He has varied experience in the industry for more than 8 years in areas such as, actuarial pricing, business transformation, business development and in corporate social responsibility. He has also been associated with NGOs like XRCVC in training visually impaired graduates for management’s entrance examinations. He has also been a visiting faculty at various business schools like K.J. Somaiya College in Mumbai and Praxis Business School in Kolkata. As a researcher, his interest lies in understanding the people with Disabilities. Amit’s research focuses on how the individual personality rather than just the disability plays a role in a person's success. He has presented his work in various international management and psychology conference as well. Students can also enroll for the mentorship program to get guidance specific to a given career. We therefore cordially invite all the new graduates to Continue to get in touch with us for registrations until the 15TH of September on the below mentioned contact details. Santosh Salian can be reached on 9930775758. Alternately, you Could connect with Tanya Balsara on 9892000677. Should you be aware of any new blind graduates who are not members of the list, kindly provide information about them as well. Note: it would be preferred if one graduate brings one reader/ scribe along. Our readers and writers are people who put aside their work and spare time to read/write for us. We, therefore, feel honored to take this opportunity to thank all of them who have been there for our young friends. Looking forward to a wholehearted participation! Regards the BGFI team! Website: www.bgfi.in Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/bgfifacebook Twitter: https://twitter.com/blind_grads
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