Podcast for the Visually-Impaired

Anil Reddy is a fully visually-impaired student studying BBA in Satyabhama Institute of Science & Technology in Chennai. An avid computer enthusiast, this humble prodigy credits his many teachers and friends for inspiring and guiding him in his endeavours. Listening to him is an experience in itself - he speaks slowly and thoughtfully, articulating his thoughts better than most sighted people....

Pluck, courage, communication, awards, talent - she has it all! Sarita Chourey, national and international judoka, shares her amazing journey with us. Her sisters, Pooja and Jyoti, also visually-impaired, are much-awarded judokas. Here's wishing the very best to the three sisters in the upcoming National and International Judo Championships!

Binoy Mahato, Ph. D (Physics) student from Benaras Hindu University (BHU) tells us his story of grit, grind and glory. Impeded with a stammering problem, he still manages to be clear about his passion for Physics, his intention to become a teacher at his home town of Purulia in West Bengal, and his interest in music. Listen to his challenging life story and soulful music, which translates into: &q...

The multi-talented Rudolph Godson doesn't believe in wasting precious time - he sleeps 4 to 5 hours every day, and spends the rest of his time immersed in his passions - especially music! This whiz kid plays 30 instruments and is composing music for films even while diligently searching for a job in software, and writing a book! His work is a testament to the amazing powers of visually-impaire...

Meet HTBF beneficiary and accomplished artist, Dhinesh D., who did his M.A. in Tamil Literature from Loyola College, Chennai. He has had a tough life. Hailing from a village in Thiruvannamalai, Dhinesh migrated to Chennai with his visually-impaired father and partially disabled mother to complete his studies. Being interested in art from his early childhood, Dhinesh continued to pursue his keen in...

Manu Garg, a visually-impaired Masters Student from JNU, Delhi, talks to us about his ambitions, his discipline, his advice to other visually-impaired people, in this freewheeling discussion. We were amazed with his fluency and command of the English language! We wish him the very best for his upcoming Civil Services examinations!

HTBF beneficiary Chhonchin Angmo beat all the odds and her blindness to succeed in her education, career and sports.  Here, Chhonchin talks about her interest in education and sports. She is an avid mountaineer and hopes to climb Mount Everest soon. Her energy, grit and determination will put even sighted brethren to shame. Great going, Chhonchin, proud to be associated with you!

Meet HTBF beneficiary and young and budding accessibility technologist, Tanmay Sridhar Mirgal, who graduated from Xavier's College, Mumbai, and is now pursuing a career in accessibility. Ever an explorer, Tanmay has many other interests too - check out his special interest in fragrances and the stock market! To find out Tanmay's favourite men's fragrance and learn from his varied interests, tune i...

Satyaprakash, a visually-impaired Ph. D scholar from Uttar Pradesh and HTBF beneficiary, talks about his masala (spices) business, through which he is helping others like him find employment. He asks for government support so that his work can benefit more people like him. Listen to his inspirational story (in Hindi) and get in touch to help him.

In this episode, we listen to Ms. Sukriti Pal, HTBF beneficiary from the Benares Hindu University, based in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is doing her MPA (Masters in Performing Arts), specializing in playing the sitar. But Sukriti delivers a surprise solo performance for her listeners ..though not with her sitar....just listen and enjoy! Stay tuned for more from HTBF, Chennai, India.

Welcome to the first podcast from Help the Blind Foundation (HTBF), a registered charitable trust based in Chennai, India. We support university education for the visually-impaired in India. In this episode, we explore the problems faced by a visually-impaired student supported by HTBF, who is pursuing his engineering - Soheb Ahmed. Listen to his moving story, and understand the problems faced by...