Visually impaired youths visits Hussainiwala to celebrate Bhaiya Doojh with BSF jawans

PRERANA is a  social organizations of blinds to provide a support system to blinds

Visually impaired youths visits Hussainiwala to celebrate Bhaiya Doojh with BSF jawans

Because of sacrifices of jawans, we are living peacefully in India and enjoying our life safely :  Milind Kamble

Ferozepur, (Hussainiwala) November 13, 2015: A team of six visually impaired youth including a girl from Pune, Maharashtra arrived at Hussianiwala, the Joint Check Post at Indo-Pak border in Ferozepur to celebrate ‘Bhaiya Doojh’, the concluding event of India’s famous Hindu Festival Diwali, with Border Security Force personnel, on Friday.

In a simple but impressive ceremony, the visually impaired celebrated Bhaiya Doojh with BSF jawans.  They have so far visited China, Burma and Wagha Border and plan to visit Glacier areas to feel the pulse of jawans performing their duties in the high low temperatures.

They also brought alongwith them beautiful greeting cards prepared by the students as token of love for the jawans and traditional sweets of Maharashtra from Pune.

Members of Prerna, an NGO working for the cause of Blinds in Pune, these visually challenged youth had been celebrating ‘Diwali’ with the jawans of security services at various International Borders of the nation for the last thirteen years and this year they visited Hussainiwala, situated 10km away from Ferozepur.

“We have arrived here to express our solidarity with these brave Jawans and celebrate ‘Bhaiya Doojh’ which they can’t do being away from theirn respective homes,” said Varsha, a 23 years old student of B.Com from Pune.

Explaining the role played by soldiers in development of the Braille script, , who conceptualised the Braille Vani Radio Group, said.

Satish Navale Sir is associating with the visually impaired persons to help them to stand proudly in society through PRERNA which is working with a vision to generate a great enthusiasm and spirit in blind friends and a mission to develop cooperative attitude between visually impaired friends and society.

“Visually impaired persons have very close association with the soldiers as the first-ever Braille-like script was used by soldiers as they could read it even in the dark, during campaigns and sieges. When Louis Braille met Napoleon Bonaparte, the great French conqueror, he took up the idea of refining the script. So, in a way, it was the soldiers who first used Braille,” informed Satish Nawale, a 33 years old member of the Prerna and Station Director of Brail Vani Radio.

“So, when soldiers lost their eyesight in wars and campaigns, it brought society closer to the troubles faced by the blind. Hence we share a deep bond with soldiers,” said Navle.

“We are aiming to bring effective interaction between blind and sighted friends, develop various skilled qualities capabilities in blind student with the help of ‘braillevani education radio’ and advance technology,” informed another team member Milend Kamble, (33) who is otherwise working in the Cooperative Bank there.

“To know issues and problem faced by blind and create awareness, inspiration to support & eye donation for them and to show gratitude attitude for Jawans of our Indian Army,” he said.

If the borders of our country are safe, only then we can also be safe, added Satish Navle.

In the meantime to enhance the morale of these youngsters for arriving here after covering thousand miles of journey despite of being visually impaired Ketan Baliram Patil, SP(H) Ferozepur, Bhupinder Singh, Assistant Commandant  and local Social Activist for blinds Harish Monga at Hussainiwala JCP warmly welcomed them and applauded their gesture.