A Jamshedpur-based visually challenged youth is busy “opening the eyes” of the people of Pune so that those who are disabled like him can get a better life.
Meet 23-year-old Abdul Razique Khan, a resident of Dhatkidih, Jamshedpur, whose efforts to make a difference in the lives of visually and physically challenged people and also the underprivileged in Pune, where he is pursuing MBA, have been greatly appreciated by one and all. Abdul’s own story is one of arduous struggle — being a victim of Marfan syndrome, he completely lost his eyesight in 2003 despite prolonged treatment and several surgeries. But that did not stop him from continuing a normal life as he went on to complete Plus Two from DBMS English School (2007) and then pursued BBA from Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (2011) followed by MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management — both in Pune. Along with studies, he also carries out social projects for the needy and disabled. In fact, it was under his leadership that a funding programme for underprivileged children was introduced during his stint at Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies. “I was made the head of the institute’s social club, Initiate, in 2010. I organised fund raising programmes for providing education to underprivileged kids for two years. After I passed out last year, the juniors took up the project,” said Abdul, who has come to his hometown for a two-month summer internship with Tata Sons as part of his MBA curriculum. The youth’s stint at Tata Motors, where he was posted, ended on Wednesday. He will go back to Pune on June 19. The 23-year-old’s social work did not end once he left Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies. In fact, he is credited with initiating a campaign in Pune for providing access to visually challenged children in educational and other prominent institutions. “The campaign called Open Your Eyes was appreciated not only by those in Symbiosis, but also by the people of Pune. As part of it, we conducted accessibility study for the disabled at government and public educational institutions and urged the authorities to admit the differently abled under the Persons With Disability Act,” said Abdul. He also started a forum, where visually challenged achievers can interact with the parents of others of their ilk. “The idea is to get inspiration and encouragement from those who have surmounted all odds to succeed in life,” said Abdul, who took help of writers to appear for examinations and uses screen reading software on his laptop. He has also picked up the basics of braille at National Association of Blind, Jamshedpur. Currently, Abdul is working on a project for Mumbai-based organisation Retina India, which aims at empowering the visually challenged through a social platform. “I cannot divulge much about the project, but it will certainly make life easy for people like me, irrespective of where they reside across the country,” he said. Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120614/jsp/jharkhand/story_15609029.jsp#.T9mHdbUb_Jo On 30/01/2013, Syed Imran <syed.f...@gmail.com> wrote: > Vishal and I had an opportunity to meet him and his mom when they visited > NAB Bangalore for some training. We'll always remember and cherish that > day. > I think he was using HP Compaq Presario V3500, with Nokia 6600 for GPRS > connectivity. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of shankar shan > Sent: 30 January 2013 06:42 > To: shweta.mishra...@gmail.com; accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] Our own access india's friend Abdul Razique Khan passed > away this morning. > > today is the day which we missed techy person of our visually impaireds > cominity Let all of us pray for his soul rest in peace. > > > On 1/30/13, shweta.mishra...@gmail.com <shweta.mishra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Really a very sad news. May his soul rest in piece. >> -----Original message----- >> From: KanchanPamnani >> Sent: 30/01/2013, 12:26 am >> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> Subject: Re: [AI] Our own access india's friend Abdul Razique Khan >> passed away this morning. >> >> >> I met Abdul for the first time when he was a shy teenager at NAB >> Jamshedpur. >> The next time I heard from him was when he was giving the Symbiosis >> entrance exams from Bhubhaneshwar and needed help with the writer >> guidelines. >> After getting into a BBA programme Abdul wanted to make his teachers >> understand accessibility. >> >> Then it was the enthusiastic Abdul inspiring his college mates and >> making a great presentation at the Accessindia Convention in Ahmedabad > 2008. >> In 2011 I saw him as a courteous host at his hotel in Jamshedpur and a >> great volunteer amd motivator to the kids at NAB Jamshedpur. >> Last month I heard from Atul Sahay about his placement with Wipro and >> was so proud to see the transformation. >> Abdul was always shy, soft spoken, enthusiastic, helpful and had a >> yearning to do something for his visually challenged community. >> I can at this point only bow my head in grief and tears. >> We did lose someone who mattered. >> Kanchan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf Of Mohammed Tausif Iqbal >> Sent: 29 January 2013 22:57 >> To: accessindia >> Subject: [AI] Our own access india's friend Abdul Razique Khan passed >> away this morning. >> >> Dear List Member, >> Its a very sad moment for all of us 24 year old Abdul Razique Khan >> passed away this morning. >> Let all of us pray for his soul rest in peace. >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks & Regards >> Mohammed Tausif Iqbal >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing >> accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_acc >> essind >> ia.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 >> >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing >> accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_acc >> essindia.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 >> >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing >> accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_acc >> essindia.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 >> >> > > > -- > For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that > whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life > > > Email: harshalgip...@gmail.com > Msn: harshalgip...@hotmail.com > Skype: shankar.a > mobile:+91 9986391143 > **********Technical Consultant********** > Thanks and Regards > Shankar!!! 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