Bosa Murali - a young man on a mission
A confident your man 21-year-old Bosa Murali is determined
to make his dreams come true. The odds he is up against
do not dishearten him. He was born with rod cone dystrophy,
a congenital eye disease characterized by extremely
poor vision - almost like being blind. Such patients
are extremely sensitive to light and are often comfortable
only in the dark. Born of a consanguineous marriage,
he was the only one to be born with a handicap; his
two younger brothers and a sister have normal vision.
Murali plans to become a teacher , for which he needs
to do two-year Teachers Training course or a BA. Hopeful
of getting a second class, he is also considering doing
a telephone operators' or computer course and may take
the help of Government schemes.
Bosa Murali's parents are agricultural laborers, toiling
in Jangaguda village in Shameerpet Mandal, not far from
Hyderabad, but the young man has shown the will to stretch
limits all his life. Studying at the School for the Blind,
at Darushafa in Hyderabad, he secured a second class
in the tenth standard, and is now doing his intermediate.
He lives in the school hostel, taking a bus each morning
to travel almost 10 Km to the Government junior college.
He made effective use of Braille and audio-cassettes
to help him in his studies. He uses a blind man's cane
to move around on his own. But he wanted more out of
life. Friends at the Blind School advised him to visit
the Vision Rehabilitation Centre at LVPEI, where he benefited
from the practical advice of doctors and professionals.
Earlier he had to hold books very close to his face to
read, now special spectacles allow him to read more comfortably
and much faster. It is less tiring too.
He can read the chalkboard after learning to use a small
telescope. Dark glasses shield him against the daylight
glare. He is very grateful to the centre, as on his
own he could not afford to pay for these facilities.
The Meera & L B Deshpande Centre for Sight Enhancement
gave him the spectacles, Telescope, Sun glasses and
reading stand free of cost.
Source:
Meera & L.B.Deshpande Centre
for Sight Enhancement
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