notice the words like 'realm of his darkness' and survivor of his
fate', in this article. such words promote the stereotypical image of
blindness and blind in the society.
On 2/2/15, avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com wrote:
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
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Shivaji University, Kolhapur
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