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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,...

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...

100% Tax Exemption on Donation

You may obtain benefit of 100% tax exemption on your donation to Blind Persons’ Association. Section 35AC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides this unique facility to those donors who contribute exclusively for the Braille press and library project of the...