Dear Anjum I'm glad to read this news which talks you and your PH.D many congratulations. Wishing you a great teaching and researching career ahead I'm copying this TOI piece to 'Sayeverything' and 'accesindia' for others to read and inspire to pursue higher education in smaller cities. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/For-this-blind-student-PhD-is-another-feat/articleshow/44808334.cms COIMBATORE: When Anjum Khan received her PhD on Monday, it meant more than it does to most doctoral candidates-the 27-year-old lost her vision at the age of five after an attack of measles and has studied entirely in Braille.
Anjum is an assistant professor of English at Avinashilingam University. Her family moved from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh to Coimbatore in 1993 for her treatment but doctors said she would never regain her vision. "While my parents were thinking what next, the doctors told us about Avinashilingam school for girls," says Anjum. She began learning Braille and use audio technology to help her read, write and study. Her father, Mehmood Khan got a job at a private cement company in Madukkarai, 27km from Coimbatore. If Anjum had to continue her studies, Avinashilingam was among the few options as it had facilities and faculty to help her. "I decided I would live in hostel and study. It is then that I realised that to gain something, one has to sacrifice something," Anjum says. She lived in the hostel for 12 years from Class 6 till she finished her postgraduate degree. After finishing school, Anjum joined the Avinashilingam University for Women to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. "She finished her masters' degree and applied for her doctoral studies in 2009," says S Kalamani, Anjum's guide and an associate professor in the department of English, Avinashilingam University. "Anjum had to leave thehostel after her MA, but, regularly visited me every Friday and told me how her research was progressing," she says. Anjum's younger brother Abid Ali died in a road accident eight years ago while she was doing her masters' degree. "My father had bought him a bike to make his commute between college and home easier," says Anjum. "It was a difficult time for the family. But, I have faced so much that I treat happiness and sorrow equally," she says. Anjum has dedicated her PhD to her brother. Anjum did her research on 'Ethnic Silhouettes: An Interpretation Of The Community In Select Works Of M G Vassanji In The Light Of New Historicism'. She became an assistant professor in January 2013 in the university in which she studied. Besides teaching at the university, Anjum also teaches blind children Braille and computer operations. "I consider teaching a means to reach people," she says. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: anjum khan <sweet123an...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 07:22:09 +0530 Subject: help To: avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> -- Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. HI Avinash, I seek your help in reading The Hindu newspaper. Usually, I go to today's paper and read through the headlines and in order to read the news story, hit enter on the headline which is link to the main story. But, in few new stories, I see that the story is brief and it is written that to read more visit today's paper and I was wondering if the news item was incomplete. Suggest me ways to read The Hindu more completely. How should I susbcribe to E newspaper? Can you also tell me how to read Indian Express? Thank you Looking forward to receive your reply Regards Anjum -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
