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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 […]
Beneficiaries under DDRS
Rabindranath Tagore’s DakGhar was staged by the sightless students and teachers of Helen Keller Smriti Vidyamandir at Viswa-Bharati (Shanti Niketan) on March 4, 2013. Blind Persons’ Association set up Helen Keller Smriti Vidyamandir in 1981 at Krishnanagar in the district of Nadia, West Bengal with a mission to spread education […]
BPA’s Podcasts 8
BPA’s Podcasts – Volume VIII is our latest audio book. This anthology contains the Bengali stories podcast on our podcast site, BPA’s Bengali Audio Stories during October 2018 to September 2019. We are happy to present all the new eleven stories published during the period. Some other stories were also […]
Murder of Roger Ackroyd in Braille
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd BY Agatha Christie is the new book we have brought out in Braille. It was first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons in June 1926. About the Murder of Roger Ackroyd The Murder of Roger Ackroyd begins at Dr. Sheppard’s breakfast table. […]
Antarjali Yatra in Audio
Book Details Book Title Antarjali Yatra Genre Novel Author Kamal Kumar Majumdar Language Bengali Publisher Ananda Publishers, Kolkata Recorded Edition Kamal Kumar Majumdarer Upanyas Samagra 1st Edition, 2002 6th Reprint, 2015 Date of Audio Publication October 2019 Media Audio Book (mp3) Duration 5 hours & 58 minutes Availability For the […]
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 […]
CliffsNotes on Milton’s Paradise Lost in Braille
CliffsNotes on Milton’s Paradise Lost by Bob Linn is our latest Braille release for students of literature. Paradise Lost by John Milton (December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674) is included in the syllabus for every student of English literature all over the world. Students have to study at least […]
CliffsNotes on Death of a Salesman in Braille
CliffsNotes on Miller’s Death of a Salesman is our new release in Braille. Compiled by Jennifer L. Scheidt, this CliffsNotes in Braille should be useful as a study guide to numerous students using Braille. We know, students with visual disability can hardly find text books in Braille. Getting extra materials […]
Through the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll is our new book in Braille. First published in 1871, it was a sequel to his legendary book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, published in 1865. We have published this sequel first on request. We shall publish the first book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, in […]
Suggestions from the Disabled for Budget 2019
SUGGESTIONS FROM THE DISABLED FOR BUDGET 2019 The Finance Ministry has asked for budget suggestions from all people for the forthcoming Budget 2019 to be tabled by Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman in the Lok-Sabha on July 5, 2019. We appreciate the Government’s initiative for collecting ideas and suggestions from the people […]
