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In this interview section we talk to successful visually impaired persons to get an insight into what makes them tick:

Manvendra Singh Patwal [New]

For Manvendra, cricket means a lot more than just a game. Having played blind cricket for over 16 years, he has developed a deep insight into the game and also several ideas on how to bring blind cricket in the limelight.

Mohana Krishna

Mohana Krishna is an accomplished carnatic classical vocalist. A disciple of Shri Bal Murli Krishna, Mohana Krishna has been showcasing his talent on stage for the past 20 years.

Rajani Gopal

Rajani Gopal is India’s first visually impaired woman to become a Chartered Accountant. Currently working with India’s leading software companies, it has taken Rajani immense grit, perseverance and patience to reach where she stands.

Parmeet

Parmeet is a quiet boy who enjoys programming and feels the need to create and develop software programmes which are accessible to blind people and also affordable. According to him, software programmes should enable a blind person to work independently and quickly without any help.

Satveer

At first glance, you can pass off Satveer as a regular teenager, shy and introvert. But spend some time talking to him and you will discover a very mature thinker who wants to make a serious difference to the lives of blind people using his computer skills.

Lisa Fittipaldi

A former certified public accountant and financial analyst, currently an artist and English teacher, Lisa Fittipaldi is clearly a woman who knows exactly what she wants and how to get it.

Revathi Menon

Revathy needs no introduction to movie-goers in India. A highly respected actress, she has aligned herself with disability causes and is closely associated with the Chennai-based Ability Foundation. She was instrumental in organising a wonderful film festival, included in which was an innovative '60 seconds to fame' competition on 'Inclusion'. George Abraham met up with Revathy Menon in Chennai during the Festival.

Avraham (Rami) Rabby

Avraham (Rami) Rabby has been serving, since October 2002, as the Assistant Information Officer (Electronic Media), in the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States in New Delhi. He has authored or co-authored a number of publications on career planning, job seeking and employment, among them the book “Take Charge: A Strategic Guide For Blind Job Seekers.”

David Blunkett

David Blunkett is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Home Secretary since 2001. He has been blind since birth. After Labour's landslide victory in the 1997 general election he became the UK 's first blind cabinet minister as Secretary of State for Education and Employment. Blunkett's guide dogs – Teddy, Offa, Lucy, and now Sadie – have become familiar characters at Westminster.

Preeti Monga

Preeti is the first visually impaired person in the country to have successfully completed the Aerobic Instructor’s Training Programme from Veena Merchant of U.S.A. Shapes. She has proved that a handicap is not one until you let it become one.

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