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Press Release from (CRC Sikkim)
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CRC Sikkim collaborated with Sikkim University in Celebrating International Day of Deafblindness
Gangtok, June 28:
The Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRC Sikkim), under the administrative control of the National Institute of Locomotor Disabilities (NILD), Kolkata, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPWD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE), Government of India, in collaboration with Sikkim University, celebrated the 145th birth anniversary of Helen Keller as International Day of Deaf-Blindness at Cauveri Hall, Sikkim University on June 27, 2025.
After the ceremonial lighting of the lamp, Ms. Pushpanjali Gupta, Director, CRC Sikkim, began her introductory speech by thanking Dr. Lalit Narayan, Director, NILD, for permitting CRC Sikkim to organize this important day. She also specially thanked Professor Abhijit Dutta, Vice Chancellor (Officiating), Sikkim University, for the collaboration and granting the space to organize the event.
Professor Abhijit Dutta, Vice Chancellor, Sikkim University, in his inaugural address, thanked CRC Sikkim for organizing this program of such importance in the University premises for the first time. He highlighted the power of resilience that Helen Keller possessed, due to which she had overcome the barriers in her life and became a huge personality. He also reiterated the University's commitment to address the issues of accessibility in its premises and assured that the University will work towards removing the accessibility barriers in the coming course of time.
Students from the Department of Music, Sikkim University with their beautiful classical renditions provided more value to the event.
The dignitaries present in the program included Professor N. K. Paswan, Dean of Students, Professor Satyananda Panda, Dean of School of Human Sciences, Dr. Ambika Dhaka, Professor and Head, Department of History, Dr. Bilambita Bani Sudha, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Music, Dr. Dhriti Roy, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Chinese, Dr. Amit Kr. Singh, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Tourism and Professor Nitish Mondal, Department of Anthropology.
The resource persons for the program were Shri R. P. Singh, Assistant Professor (Retired), National Institute of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Dehradun, Ms. Sonam Bhutia, Teacher, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Institute for the Blind, Namchi, Sikkim, Ms. Poonam Tamang, SCPDS, Pakyong, Sikkim, and Shri Sachin Rizal, Capacity Building and Head, Sense India, Ahmedabad.
The program was a huge success, with Persons with Disabilities being the main resource persons who led by example by telling their stories of struggle and achievement. This was a fitting tribute to Helen Keller, who had overcome incredible challenges to become a legendary figure in the world of disability rights.
Helen Keller wrote a total of 12 published books and several articles. One of her earliest pieces of writing, at age 11, was The Frost King (1891). At age 22, with help from Sullivan and Sullivan's husband John Macy, Keller published her autobiography, The Story of My Life (1903). Keller became a world-famous speaker and author. She was an advocate for people with disabilities, amid numerous other causes. She traveled to twenty-five different countries giving motivational speeches about deaf people's conditions.
Gangtok, June 28:
The Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRC Sikkim), under the administrative control of the National Institute of Locomotor Disabilities (NILD), Kolkata, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPWD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE), Government of India, in collaboration with Sikkim University, celebrated the 145th birth anniversary of Helen Keller as International Day of Deaf-Blindness at Cauveri Hall, Sikkim University on June 27, 2025.
After the ceremonial lighting of the lamp, Ms. Pushpanjali Gupta, Director, CRC Sikkim, began her introductory speech by thanking Dr. Lalit Narayan, Director, NILD, for permitting CRC Sikkim to organize this important day. She also specially thanked Professor Abhijit Dutta, Vice Chancellor (Officiating), Sikkim University, for the collaboration and granting the space to organize the event.
Professor Abhijit Dutta, Vice Chancellor, Sikkim University, in his inaugural address, thanked CRC Sikkim for organizing this program of such importance in the University premises for the first time. He highlighted the power of resilience that Helen Keller possessed, due to which she had overcome the barriers in her life and became a huge personality. He also reiterated the University's commitment to address the issues of accessibility in its premises and assured that the University will work towards removing the accessibility barriers in the coming course of time.
Students from the Department of Music, Sikkim University with their beautiful classical renditions provided more value to the event.
The dignitaries present in the program included Professor N. K. Paswan, Dean of Students, Professor Satyananda Panda, Dean of School of Human Sciences, Dr. Ambika Dhaka, Professor and Head, Department of History, Dr. Bilambita Bani Sudha, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Music, Dr. Dhriti Roy, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Chinese, Dr. Amit Kr. Singh, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Tourism and Professor Nitish Mondal, Department of Anthropology.
The resource persons for the program were Shri R. P. Singh, Assistant Professor (Retired), National Institute of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Dehradun, Ms. Sonam Bhutia, Teacher, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Institute for the Blind, Namchi, Sikkim, Ms. Poonam Tamang, SCPDS, Pakyong, Sikkim, and Shri Sachin Rizal, Capacity Building and Head, Sense India, Ahmedabad.
The program was a huge success, with Persons with Disabilities being the main resource persons who led by example by telling their stories of struggle and achievement. This was a fitting tribute to Helen Keller, who had overcome incredible challenges to become a legendary figure in the world of disability rights.
Helen Keller wrote a total of 12 published books and several articles. One of her earliest pieces of writing, at age 11, was The Frost King (1891). At age 22, with help from Sullivan and Sullivan's husband John Macy, Keller published her autobiography, The Story of My Life (1903). Keller became a world-famous speaker and author. She was an advocate for people with disabilities, amid numerous other causes. She traveled to twenty-five different countries giving motivational speeches about deaf people's conditions.