Blog Posts
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 […]
Hutom Pyanchar Naksha by Kaliprasanna Singha (Audio Book)
We are happy to present Hutom Pyanchar Naksha by Kaliprasanna Singha in the form of an audio book to our innumerable listeners. First published in 1862, this book is acclaimed as a landmark publication in the history of Bengali literature. Hutom Pyanchar Naksha was written in colloquial Bengali when Bengali […]
Income Tax Benefits for the Handicapped
Income Tax Act, 1961 provides some benefits for the handicapped under Section 80U, Section 10(14) and Section 80DD. The first two benefits directly benefit the handicapped taxpayers, while the third benefit is for taxpayers having disabled dependents. It also provides indirect tax benefit under section 64 of the Income Tax […]
Dhorai Charit Manas in Audio
About Dhorai Charit Manas Dhorai Charit Manas is our new audio book. Dhorai Charit Manas is one of those masterpieces in Bengali literature which are not really read by common people. However, the entire story is about common people, Dhorai and his neighbours from the Tatma (weavers) and Dhangar (sweepers) […]
Sandipan Pathshala in Audio
Sandipan Pathshala has been recorded as an audio book from Tarashankar Rachanabali Volume 7, published by Mitra O Ghosh Publishers, Kolkata, first published in 1975, 7th reprint 1411. It was first published serially in the Krishak during 1945-46 under the title Udayasta. The author changed the name of the novel […]
History of English Literature in Braille
History of English Literature by Edward Albert is our latest book In Braille. All students of English literature need a companion guide on history of English literature. This subject is studied by a large number of visually challenged students in India. We are proud to announce the release of this […]
Saptapadi – Audio Book
Saptapadi of Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay is our latest audio book. This novel, first published in 1958, is remembered as a cinema following its huge box office success with Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen in the caste in 1961. The movie is still equally popular for its romantic presentation. The novel Saptapadi […]
Appeal on World Disabled Day
দৃষ্টিপ্রতিবন্ধীদের উপযুক্ত শিক্ষা, কর্মসংস্থানের অধিকার এবং সঙ্গীত ও ক্রীড়াক্ষেত্রে নৈপুণ্যের জন্য বিশেষ ভাতা প্রদান সহ ৯ দফা দাবীতে ন্যায়সঙ্গত আন্দোলন সফল করুন দৃষ্টিহীনতা কোন দৈব অভিশাপ বা পূর্বজন্মের পাপের ফল নয়। মূলতঃ দারিদ্র্যজনীত অপুষ্টি, অসচেতনতা, ভুল চিকিৎসা বা দুর্ঘটনা—এইসব কারণেই এদেশে দেড় কোটিরও বেশি মানুষ এই দুর্ভাগ্য বহন করে বেড়াচ্ছে। […]
Alice in Wonderland in Braille
Alice in Wonderland is our new Braille book. We are happy to present to our readers this Lewis Carroll book in Braille. It was first published in 1865. Inspired by its success, the author wrote its sequel Through the Looking-Glass in 1871. Alice is sitting with her sister while she […]
Kata Ajanare by Shankar in Audio
About Shankar Shankar’s Kata Ajanare is now available in audio for print-disabled readers from the library of Blind Persons’ Association. Shankar was born on December 7, 1933 at Bongaon, North 24 Pqarganas. He was passed his boyhood in Howrah and studied at Ripon College (now Surendranath College) in Kolkata. When […]