I am compelled to congratulate Himanshu for his scientific approach..
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Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 2:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [AI] PARAVOOR:Mass wedding held for visually challenged
Hello,
Let me be very specific with the topic,
1. It does not make any difference to me that which organization
organized the mass wedding or what they have done earlier in this
respect. This may be of liking to those who are involved in it or
benefitted through it and publicizing it. Further I do not deny the
necessity of such mass marriages and appreciate the initiative. But
still my simple question remains unanswered that "how it brings VIs
into mainstream"?
2. Well, knowing me personally is not going to solve your
confusion,
but for the sake of correcting your hypothesis I am compelled to
inform you that I lost eyesight 10 years back and have been the member
of list for last 4 years. And I too know many of VI couples friends.
But here as well, as earlier, I am not able to understand that being
new or old member of list, and, knowing VI couples or not, is how come
related with the issue of bringing VIs into mainstream?
3. In answer to your next question, I would only say that marrying
within community or outside community and whether blind couple are
happy or not, is a broad topic and I am not interested to deviate from
the actual topic that is "how it brings VIs into mainstream"?
Friend, in the zeal of getting your project acclaimed aren't you
trying to establish a plain charitable mass marriage as inclusion of
VIs into mainstream? Definitely mass marriage is a part of
rehabilitation but not the inclusion into mainstream. I would have
rather appreciated it if all VIs were married with sighted
counterparts and then one would have called it as an attempt to
bringing VIs into mainstream. Still the sighted world is well-known
and well-established "mainstream" and all of hue and cry made by VI
community has more or less similar theme to get incorporated into this
mainstream as we are kept secluded from it.
For the better clarification of the term "mainstream", please refer to
the below mentioned some of the dictionary meanings of the term:
"To incorporate into the prevailing group"
"Representing the prevalent attitudes and values of a society or
groups"
And, "normal", "typical", "conventional" etc.
So, it demonstrates that what we are talking about is not an attempt
of incorporation into mainstream, and if one wishes to deny it have to
innovate or forcefully create a new definition of incorporation into
mainstream! And I extend my best wishes to those who want to do this
novel Endeavour.
On 2/24/13, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote:
By Express News Service - PARAVOOR
24th February 2013 09:22 AM
Photos
The mass wedding of visually challenged couples, held by the Lioness
Board, the women's wing of the Lion's Club of District 318 C, at
Paravoor, on Saturday. As part of bringing physically handicapped
people into the mainstream, Lioness Board, the women's wing of the
Lion's Club, of District 318 C, held a mass wedding that saw 18
visually challenged couples taking marital vows at Paravoor on
Saturday.
http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1476830.ece
'Porutham 2013', held at Paravoor Vyapara Bhavan, was inaugurated by
Lions Club district governor Abraham Panjikkaran. Union Minister for
Food and Civil Supplies K V Thomas was the chief guest at the
function.
While delivering the keynote address, Thomas said that the mass
wedding would be a model for the nation, and the event was an occasion
to learn how a society could be responsible.
The couples were presented with 2.5 sovereigns of gold ornaments each
and `15,000 in cash.
The money was distributed by municipal chairperson Valsala
Prasannakumar and actor Mythili. Aluva Rural SP Satish Bino
distributed financial aid for enabling self-employment for the
visually challenged couples.
From 102 clubs under District 318 C, dresses and household utensils,
including pressure cookers, were given as gifts to the newly-weds.
Club president Indira Bai Prasad, secretary Susheela Varghese, Prof
Monamma Kokkad, chief co-ordinator A Rajan, Human Rights Commission
chairman Justice Benjamin Koshy offered felicitations.
Out of the 205 applicants, 18 couples were selected. The club would
conduct a mass wedding for 50 couples in 2014, said Indira Bai Prasad.
--
Avinash Shahi
MPhil Research Scholar
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi India
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Himanshu Sahu
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