16th All Bengal Swimming Competition for the Blind
Blind Persons’ Association is going to organise the 16th all Bengal swimming competition for the blind, in association with Indian Life Saving Society. The event will take place at Indian Life Saving Society (Rabindra Sarobar), Kolkata on 12th August, 2023, (Saturday) from 9.30 AM to 4 PM. All blind schools […]
Computer Training for the Visually Impaired
Blind Persons’ Association conducts a computer training programme with a view to uplifting the education and job skills of the visually impaired students and youths. The main objective is to impart basic computer skills to visually impaired users. It will enable them to access the huge repertoire of e-books and […]
BPA Celebrates Platinum Jubilee
Blind Persons’ Association celebrated its Platinum Jibilee today through a cultural function. There was warning of moderate to heavy showers due to the prevalent depression over the Bay of Bengal for last two days and the met office’s warning came true. The organisation had to cancel the Platinum Jibilee March […]
No More Online Education for the Blind
About a hundred blind men and women today gathered in protest at Karunamayee, salt Lake in Kolkata. Although the country is still not out of grip of Corona and regular railway services are still restricted due to the pandemic, some of these blind people, students and adults, came all the […]
Disabled Government Employees Exempted from Roster Duty during Lockdown
Here is the latest update: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training has issued a fresh Office memorandum under F. No. 11013/9/2014-Estt.A-III, dated April 19, 2021 with a set of instruction on preventive measures for Central Government offices in view of the rapidly worsening Corona […]
Disabled Persons Exempted from Election Duty
Some persons with disabilities are allotted election duty each time election is held in India, be it an election for the Lok-Sabha or a state legislative assembly. Each time these disabled persons have to face a lot of harassments to free themselves from election duty in spite of the existing […]
Amphan Damaged Braille Press Building
Amphan, the second super cyclone to form over the Bay of Bengal since 1999, did not spare our Braille press building at Lal Bihari Shah Braille Academia just on the outskirts of Kolkata. This area, i.e. Malancha-Mahinagar under Baruipur Municipality, was right in the direction of the terrible cyclone. A […]
Dak Ghar Reimagined
Dak Ghar by Rabindranath Tagore is the story of a young boy confined to bed owing to his incurable disease. The village doctor has imposed complete restriction on his movement. His only connection with the outside world is possible through a window. He watches from his bed the curd-seller, the […]
Condolence Meeting Postponed
Members and friends, We regret to announce that the Condolence Meeting in the memory of Late Sukanti Majumdar, the President of Blind Persons’ Association and a leading social activist, scheduled to be held at Lal Bihari Shah Braille Academia, Kolkata on March 29, 2020 at 3 PM stands postponed till […]
Sukanti Majumdar Is No More
We regret to inform our members and well-wishers that Sukanti Majumdar, President of Blind Persons’ Association, breathed his last just a few hours ago, at 2:30 AM this morning. He was sixty-two. A student of Light House for the Blind and Narendrapur Ramkrishna Mission Blind Boys’ Academy, he passed out […]