Event
17th All Bengal Swimming Competition for the Blind
Blind Persons’ Association is going to organise the 17th 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 10th August, 2024, (Saturday) from 9.30 AM to 4 PM. All blind schools […]
Bicentennial Birthday of Vidyasagar
Blind Persons’ Association observed the bicentennial birthday of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (September 26, 1820 – July 29, 1891) at the office premises of the organization today in Kolkata. The entire nation has paid tribute to this great educationist and social reformer. Members and well-wishers today remembered the unique contribution of […]
Inauguration of New Braille Embosser
Inauguration of New Braille Embosser (Braillo 650 SW) Provided to Blind Persons’ Association by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India Venue Lal Bihari Shah Braille Academia 24 Khan Para Road, Vidyapalli Malancha-Mahinagar, Kolkata 700145 Date 23rd February 2019, at 3 PM President Dr. Smt. Mukti Sanyal, […]
BPA beside the Victims of Flood in Kerala
Flood in Kerala has stunned all Indians. It has taken a toll of nearly four hundred lives according to the government. It has renderred thousands of people homeless. The actual damages have been caused by havoc landslides. We do not yet know how long Kerala will take to recover from […]
Documentary on Blind Persons’ Association
A documentary on Blind Persons’ Association was released today on the occasion of Helen Keller’s 138th birth anniversary at the auditorium of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers at Jadabpur, Kolkata. This documentary focuses on the activities of the organisation over decades for the welfare of the blind people in West […]
ONGC Extends Support to Production of Braille Books
Blind Persons’ Association has received a high quality Braille printer from Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Kolkata for its Braille printing facility. This printer was formally handed over today by Shri Hemant Kumar Sethi, the General Manager of ONGC at a function at the premises of the Braille press at […]
BPA Receives Braille Printer from Oriental Insurance
Oriental Insurance Company, a Government of India undertaking, has donated a Braille printer to Blind Persons’ Association of Kolkata. The Swedish machine, purchased at a cost of Rs. 2.8 lakh, will increase the production capacity of the Braille printing facility of the organisation at Lal Bihari Shah Braille Academia. The printer […]
Neruda’s Poems in the Hands of Bengali Visually Impaired Readers
The Embassy of Chile in India, Instituto Cervantes in New Delhi and Blind Persons’ Association jointly printed in Braille “Jinispatrer Prati”, a Bengali translation (by Shri Aparajit Chattopadhyay) of Pablo Neruda’s selected poems. The objective of the project is to give an opportunity to the visually impaired readers of South […]
Sightless Swimmers Compete for Prizes
The eleventh All Bengal Swimming Competition for the Blind was held on 6th August at Life Saving Society (Rabindra Sarobar), Kolkata. Hundred and thirty-two participants from different institutions and organisations took part in this aquatic event. There were free style and breast stroke events in two age groups for both […]
Nazrul-Giti Released in Braille
Blind Persons’ Association has touched yet another milestone by embossing a complete collection of the songs of Kazi Nazrul Islam in Braille. The Braille edition was released by Shri Ramanuj Dasgupta, a renowned artist and music teacher, at Indumati Sabhagriha (Jadabpur, Kolkata) on 11th June 2016. Smt. Anasuya Mukhopadhyay, another […]