Blindness

After losing his vision at the age of 3, Dattu Agarwal started Matoshree Ambubai Residential School for Blind Girls to give free education, shelter, and more to 75 girls living with visual impairments.

Sanskriti Dawle, Aman Srivastava, Dilip Ramesh and Saif Shaikh started Thinkerbell Labs. Its flagship product, Annie is a self-learning braille device which acts as a personal tutor with audio-guided lessons, available in multiple regional languages.

Ed-tech startup Thinkerbell Labs have built the world’s first ‘self-learning’ braille device, which aims to make it easier for children with visual impairments read, write, and type braille. Here’s why their award-winning device could be a gamechanger.

Delhi resident and voiceover artist Resham Talwar, who was born blind, exemplifies what it means to never give up, as she narrates her story of dealing with bullies and emerging victorious with music.

From diabetic and potential elderly cataract patients to premature infants, 3nethra developed by Bengaluru-based Kuppuswamy Chandrasekhar's Forus Health, diagnoses eye diseases within five minutes without dilating the pupils.

Though born visually impaired, Hannah, today, is the youngest and sought after motivational speakers in Kerala. She has also written and recorded many songs for her YouTube Channel which has almost 1000 subscribers and has garnered over 20,000 views.

Students from The Galaxy School created braille numbering in elevators of residential apartments in Rajkot, and are on a mission to demand infrastructural support for India’s blind population.

Acrobatic yoga requires an incredible amount of strength and physical co-ordination.

Delhi-based Inklude aims to make education inclusive, by making books that cater to both sighted and the non-sighted.

Their victory is inspirational and reminds us of the limitless power of the human mind. I am given to understand that the BCCI has lent its support to these players in the past and considering a similar initiative this time too."