Rotary fetes First Blind Lady PH.D holder of Mysuru

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Rtn. R. Guru, Chairman, Ranga Rao & Sons, is seen felicitating Dr. S. Kavyashree, a visual impaired Ph.D awardee, at a programme organised by Rotary Mysore Mid-Town at Rotary Centre on JLB Road in city last evening. Others seen are (from left) Rotary Mid-Town President Rtn. K. Umesh, Kavyashree’s parents Meenakshi and B. Siddaramu and Rotary Mid-Town Hon. Secretary Rtn. N. Narendra Babu.
Rtn. R. Guru, Chairman, Ranga Rao & Sons, is seen felicitating Dr. S. Kavyashree, a visual impaired Ph.D awardee, at a programme organised by Rotary Mysore Mid-Town at Rotary Centre on JLB Road in city last evening. Others seen are (from left) Rotary Mid-Town President Rtn. K. Umesh, Kavyashree’s parents Meenakshi and B. Siddaramu and Rotary Mid-Town Hon. Secretary Rtn. N. Narendra Babu.

Mysuru :

Rotary Mysore Mid-Town felicitated first blind lady Ph.D holder of Mysuru, Dr. S. Kavyashree, at a programme organised at Rotary Centre, opposite MUDA on JLB Road here last evening.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Kavyashree said that this unforgettable moment cannot be explained in words. Noting that the society has been kind to her, she said that there are problems in everyone’s life and we need to go ahead getting over them. There was nothing special about her and maybe, she had to strive a little hander, she said while explaining the challenges and problems she faced as a blind student.

Stating that we should never ever forget our teachers, Dr. Kavyashree said she was always grateful to her parents, teachers, friends and all others who whole-heartedly supported her in her endeavours.

Noting that every disability is generally considered as a curse, she said that she, however, considered her visually impairedness as vagaries of nature.

Recalling her schooling days at Ranga Rao Memorial School for the Blind at Metagalli, she said that she always treated the School as her own home and the teachers always remained at her heart. She also expressed her gratitude to the School Founder R. Guru of Ranga Rao & Sons.

Stating that she has attended an interview for Post Doctoral research at Delhi, Dr. Kavyashree said she was very much hopeful of getting into it as she topped the selection list.

Rtn. R. Guru, Chairman, Ranga Rao & Sons, was the chief guest on the occasion. Rotary Midtown President K. Umesh, Hon. Secretary N. Narendra Babu, Dr. Kavyashree’s parents B. Siddaramu and Meenakshi and others were present.

Profile of Dr. Kavyashree: Born blind to Siddaramu, a retired Commercial Tax Inspector and Meenakshi, a homemaker, Dr. Kavyashree did her initial schooling at Ranga Rao Memorial School for the Blind, Metagalli, PUC at Sri Vivekananda Composite Junior College in Jayalakshmipuram, BA at Viswakavi Kuvempu FGC and MA from Mysore University in Kannada medium.

Later for her Ph.D, she mastered English and submitted thesis on ‘Dynamics of Administration in Karnataka with Special Reference to Kengal Hanumanthaiah’s Regime.’

She has also presented papers on ‘Social work ethics and human values’ in Anantapur, AP and on ‘Politico-Administative Relations’ at Sri Venkateswara University,Tirupati.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / September 03rd, 2015

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