Anil Reddy is a fully visually-impaired student studying BBA in Satyabhama Institute of Science & Technology in Chennai. An avid computer enthusiast, this humble prodigy credits his many teachers and friends for inspiring and guiding him in his

100% visually-impaired Sarita Chourey makes waves in the world of JUDO!

Jun 28th, 2023 17m 9s

Pluck, courage, communication, awards, talent - she has it all! Sarita Chourey, national and international judoka, shares her amazing journey with us. Her sisters, Pooja and Jyoti, also visually-impaired, are much-awarded judokas. Here's wishin

Visually-impaired Ph.D (Physics) student from BHU, Binoy Mahato, shares his life story, talent in music and aspirations with us.

Jun 13th, 2023 21m 14s

Binoy Mahato, Ph.D (Physics) student from Benaras Hindu University (BHU) tells us his story of grit, grind and glory. Impeded with a stammering problem, he still manages to be clear about his passion for Physics, his intention to become a teach

Meet the visually-impaired musician, programmer, and English literature student Rudolph Godson from Chennai, India

Jun 2nd, 2023 12m 44s

The multi-talented Rudolph Godson doesn't believe in wasting precious time - he sleeps 4 to 5 hours every day, and spends the rest of his time immersed in his passions - especially music! This whiz kid plays 30 instruments and is composing musi

Visually-Impaired artist Dhinesh D. thwarts life's troubles to persevere in his art!

Apr 30th, 2023 16m 44s

Meet HTBF beneficiary and accomplished artist, Dhinesh D., who did his M.A. in Tamil Literature from Loyola College, Chennai. He has had a tough life. Hailing from a village in Thiruvannamalai, Dhinesh migrated to Chennai with his visually-impa

Visually-impaired Manu Garg aims for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)

Apr 23rd, 2023 15m 26s

Manu Garg, a visually-impaired Masters Student from JNU, Delhi, talks to us about his ambitions, his discipline, his advice to other visually-impaired people, in this freewheeling discussion. We were amazed with his fluency and command of the E

Meet Chhonchin Angmo, visually-impaired banker, mountaineer, cyclist, trekker and cricketer.

Jan 13th, 2023 15m 48s

HTBF beneficiary Chhonchin Angmo beat all the odds and her blindness to succeed in her education, career and sports. Here, Chhonchin talks about her interest in education and sports. She is an avid mountaineer and hopes to climb Mount Everest

Visually-impaired Tanmay takes on an accessibility job!

Dec 11th, 2022 17m 23s

Meet HTBF beneficiary and young and budding accessibility technologist, Tanmay Sridhar Mirgal, who graduated from Xavier's College, Mumbai, and is now pursuing a career in accessibility. Ever an explorer, Tanmay has many other interests too - c

Indomitable and spirited visually-impaired entrepreneur and scholar from Uttar Pradesh, India

Nov 10th, 2022 9m 11s

Satyaprakash, a visually-impaired Ph.D scholar from Uttar Pradesh and HTBF beneficiary, talks about his masala (spices) business, through which he is helping others like him find employment. He asks for government support so that his work can b

Visually impaired student of music Sukriti Pal

Jul 13th, 2021 7m 29s

In this episode, we listen to Ms. Sukriti Pal, HTBF beneficiary from the Benares Hindu University, based in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is doing her MPA (Masters in Performing Arts), specializing in playing the sitar. But Sukriti delive

STEM education and visually impaired in India

Jun 6th, 2021 16m 47s

Welcome to the first podcast from Help the Blind Foundation (HTBF), a registered charitable trust based in Chennai, India. We support university education for the visually-impaired in India. In this episode, we explore the problems faced by a v

Rate