http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/A-blind-mans-dream/articleshow/46001120.cms BHOPAL: Always seek knowledge; these three words were the mental white cane for Professor Rohit Trivedi, who chose to illuminate the lives of others with the power of knowledge. He saw a dream and he struggled to fulfill it. Power of knowledge coupled with desire to illuminate lives of others helped the blind professor achieve unimaginable within the realm of his own darkness. Visually impaired since birth, Trivedi (52), who is currently the professor of English at Nutan College and a recipient of national award for being a role model for disabled through his outstanding performance in 2014 is a survivor of his fate.
"I was privileged to be born in an educated family that always believed in my special abilities. Initially, it was tough but after both science and spirituality failed to restore my eye-sight, I finally made peace with the fact that I will never be able to see. But I could dream," said Trivedi. "In the initial years of my schooling, I studied in a blind school. We tried several other schools but nobody was ready to take the responsibility of teaching a blind student. Finally, I took admission in Campion school, but coming from a Hindi medium background, I was faced with the challenge of studying in a completely English-driven environment," added Trivedi. After completing his MA in English, Rohit went on to fulfill his dream of becoming a teacher, but it was no cakewalk for him. "A number of applications went to dustbins and nobody believed in the blind man's dreams. Everybody doubted whether I would be able to teach students. Then one day, I decided to send an application without mentioning my disability and got an audience with the jury. There was dissidence amongst the jury to take me in, but there was a retired IAS officer, who vouched for me and gave me a chance to teach," said Rohit. "If you have desire to do something, no one can stop you from achieving your goal," he added. -- 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..