Swagat Thorat

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Swagat Thorat
Born20 March
NationalityIndian
OccupationWriter, poet, painter, photographer, director, editor
TitleBraille Man of India

Swagat Thorat is a wildlife photographer, playwright, painter, editor, and director. Known as the Braille Man of India, he published India's first registered fortnightly Braille newspaper in the Marathi language, called Sparshdnyan.[1][2] He has also directed plays with blind performers.[3]


Career[]

Swagat Thorat was raised in Chandrapur in Maharashtra.[4] In 1993, he created the documentary Kallokhatil Chandane for Pune Akashwani. As a theatre director he staged Teen Paishacha Tamasha[5] and Apoorva Meghdoot[6] with a cast of blind artists. He also published Sparshagandh,[7] the first Braille Diwali magazine, in 1998 and worked for some time as editor and publisher of Sparshdnyan,[8][9][10][11][12] the first registered fortnightly Braille newspaper in India (founded 15 February 2008). He has also been Chief Editor of Reliance Drishti,[13][14] the most widely printed and read Braille fortnightly newspaper in India, which was founded in March 2012.

Awards / recognition[]

  • Real Heroes Award from CNN-IBN and Reliance[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fingertips Measure Electrical Response". The Science News-Letter. 81 (5): 66. 3 February 1962. doi:10.2307/3944665. ISSN 0096-4018. JSTOR 3944665.
  2. ^ Menon, Sudha (15 January 2008). "Marathi magazine to be launched in Feb is first Braille fortnightly". mint. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Braille Man of India - who gave new vision to the Blind". RISE FOR INDIA. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ^ "A dream come true". The Hindu. 6 September 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ Rowe, Maggie (2018), "Counselling the Visually-impaired Adult", The Visually Impaired, Routledge, pp. 85–95, doi:10.4324/9780429486845-9, ISBN 978-0-429-48684-5, retrieved 11 July 2020
  6. ^ "नवी दृष्टी देणारं 'अपूर्व मेघदूत'". Loksatta (in Marathi). 2 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  7. ^ Salgaokar, Shakti (3 May 2011). "Special: Shining some light for the blind". DNA India. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Fingertips Measure Electrical Response". The Science News-Letter. 81 (5): 66. 3 February 1962. doi:10.2307/3944665. ISSN 0096-4018. JSTOR 3944665.
  9. ^ "Braille newspaper shows blind new world". www.sunday-guardian.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. ^ 1 May, Ankit AjmeraAnkit Ajmera / Updated; 2011; Ist, 10:12. "In touch with the headlines". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 12 July 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Swagat Thorat on why he started India's first Braille magazine". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Braille newspaper helps thousands stay informed in India". thestar.com. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Reliance Foundation Drishti – Providing Vision – Reliance Foundation". www.reliancefoundation.org. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  14. ^ "अब दृष्टिहीन पढ़ सकेंगे हिन्दी अख़बार". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Reliance launches Braille newspaper with Real Hero". www.news18.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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