Shodhan Prasad
Daijiworld Media Network
Bangalore, June 5: A visually challenged Bangalorean girl Ashwini Angadi, achiever of 'Youth Courage Award' by the United Nations in 2013 is all set to open her dream challenge project by Ashwini Angadi Trust, 'Belaku Academy,' a residential school for visually impaired children in Bangalore on June 6.
Jnana Peetha Awardee Dr Chandrashekar Kambar will inaugurate the formation of Ashwini Angadi Trust on Friday June 6 on the birthday of Ashwini, at No 9, Supraja Nagar, 7th cross, Konankunte, Bangalore. The programme will begin at 10.30 am.
Radha Kulkarni, president awardee, educationist and author will be inaugurating the 'Belaku Academy' while H S Revanna, IPS, deputy commissioner of police, south division, K S Rajanna, state commissioner, Persons with Disabilities Act 1995, national awardee, Shodhan Prasad Attavar, producer 'Nirel' Tulu Intl. Movie and social activist from Dubai and T B Srinivasan, principal, Ramanamaharshi School for the Blind Bangalore will be the chief guests on the occasion.
Ashwini Angadi of Namma Bengaluru is a visually challenged girl who was recently in Dubai; she was invited to attend a world level conference 'Global Education Skills Forum' organized by Gems Education. She was among the 850 eminent people from around the world of policy, business, academia, development and finance who came together to consider new ways of tackling the education crisis we face.
Delegations from 59 countries ranging from the United States and United Kingdom to Mongolia, Serbia and Montenegro and even Myanmar participated in the event. Among them were seven former heads of states and Prime Ministers, 32 education ministers, 13 chairmen of large companies, 45 CEOs and many educators. Ashwini in the conference spoke on the topic 'Education for Girls with disabilities' and was the one and only to get a good round of applause amongst others.
Ashwini was honored with the 'Youth Courage Award' for education by United Nations on Malala Day and was one of the seven girls awarded from all over the world and may be the only Kannadiga girl to be honoured by UN.
Born in a poor rural family of Karnataka, she is 100% visual impaired in both the eyes. She was discriminated everywhere during her earlier days; she did her 10 years of schooling in special schools, then completed her pre-university in NMKRV college where she was a rank
holder. She even secured a rank in her BA degree. She was offered a job in an IT firm but she declined it to work in an NGO at Leonardo Cheshire Disability Centre where she is happy to serve disabled children in their education.
In the award ceremony, Malala declared that the day should be called Ashwini Day instead of Malala Day. Her personal struggle and achievement will be a great encouragement to all specially for the physically challenged children of India and the world as a whole. So far no government organization have come forward to support her in her great motive. She is sacrificing her youth towards a noble deed despite herself being visually impaired. She says achieving education is only 50% of the life but helping and giving to society will make one's life 100% complete.