by Manas Mitra | Aug 6, 2016 | Event, News
The eleventh All Bengal Swimming Competition for the Blind was held on 6th August at Life Saving Society (Rabindra Sarobar), Kolkata. Hundred and thirty-two participants from different institutions and organisations took part in this aquatic event. There were free...
by Manas Mitra | Aug 5, 2016 | Braille Book, News
We are proud to announce the embossing in Braille of “A Study in Scarlet”, one of the four Sherlock Holmes novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930). This was the first Sherlock Holmes story by Conan Doyle in 1886. The author initially could not find a...
by Manas Mitra | Jul 25, 2016 | News
NIP, an organisation working for the welfare of the blind, is going to start a free coaching programme in collaboration with the Government of West Bengal for sightless candidates of various public examinations. They will provide study materials in large print and...
by Manas Mitra | Jul 4, 2016 | Braille Book
Macbeth is one of the best-known tragedies of William Shakespeare (April 23, 1564 – April 23, 1616) and is on the syllabus of most universities all over India. CliffsNotes offers a comprehensive guide to the study of English classics for the beginners. Considering its...
by Manas Mitra | Jun 29, 2016 | Braille Book, News
After Nazrul-Giti, Blind Persons’ Association is proud to announce the completion of Meghnadbadh Kabya by Michael Madhusudan Dutta (January 25, 1824 – June 29, 1873) in Braille. The most celebrated of his works, Meghnadbadh Kabya brought out in 1861, is a...