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Janbar Katha IV by Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya Ed.
We are happy to come up with the fourth book of the Janbar Katha series edited by the renowned philosopher, Shri Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya. Shri Chattopadhyaya concentrated on the history of civilization in the second and third book. The fourth and fifth books will focus on the development of science and […]
Professor Tarun Sanyal Is No More
We were shocked to learn of the passing away of Professor Tarun Sanyal at the age of eighty-five early this morning from our friends. Professor Sanyal was known to us from the eighties. As a professor he was a close friend of his students. of our sightless members had the […]
Garha Bhanga by Dristihin
We are proud to announce the recording of Garha Bhanga, a novel by Dristihin, one of the founder members of Blind Persons’ Association. The real person behind this pseudonym “Dristihin” (sightless) was Madhusudan Majumdar (June 24, 1921 – November 29, 1981). He was well-known for the parts he played in […]
Janbar Katha III by Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya
Recording of Janbar Katha III is now ready for distribution. This is the third book of the ten-book series. It covers the history of civilization from the Middle Age to the post World War II situation. Obviously, here we can learn of the most crucial events like the peasants’ rebellion, […]
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules 2017 in Braille
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 came into force on June 15, 2017 through the Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 591(E). The Central Government deserves special thanks for framing the Rules within six months of the publication of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 on December 28, […]
Keya Patar Nouko by Prafulla Roy, Third and Final Part in Audio
Our readers must be waiting for the third and final part of Keya Patar Nouko by Prafulla Roy. We are happy to announce the completion of the recording of the final part of this popular novel. Prafulla Roy (born on January 1, 1934) saw the Partition of India in 1947. […]
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 in Daisy
We have prepared a Daisy version of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 which contains the entire English portion in text and synchronised computer-generated audio. It will be supported by Daisy players and devices. We regret that the forms could not be made adequately intelligible using the mechanical audio […]
Sherlock Holmes in Braille Again, The Sign of Four
We are happy to present to our Braille readers the release of “The Sign of Four”, the second of the four Sherlock Holmes novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930). You may have already read the first novel of the series, “A Study in Scarlet” which we embossed […]
GST to Strike the Physically Challenged Hard
Assistive devices used by physically challenged persons are going to cost more in the new GST regime. All such items which are at present exempted from different forms of taxes like, sales tax, excise and customs duty, will attract 5 to 18 percent tax from 1st July, 2017 onwards. The […]
Nivedita by Sharmila Basu Dutta
Was Sister Nivedita true to Swami Vivekananda to the end? It’s time to ponder over this question while we are approaching the 150th birth anniversary of Sister Nivedita (October 28, 1867 – October 13, 1911), an Irish social worker and a devoted Indian activist. She could have spent her life […]
