REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR BLIND WOMEN CELEBRATES FOUNDATION DAY
The Founder`s Day of the Rehabilitation Centre for Blind Women at
Mannarpuram was celebrated Rich tributes were paid to the late Joseph
Gnanadickam, who had worked for the cause of visually-challenged persons’.
Gnanadurai Michael, social activist, said the late Gnanadickam, also an
ophthalmologist, was concerned over the problems faced by visually challenged
persons and decided to work for their rehabilitation through vocational skills
.
Mr. Michael said he tried to bridge the gap between the rich and the
poor . "The late Joseph had worked as a typist in the Army for a few
months to meet the initial expenses for admission to the medical college,"
he said.
Recalling the services rendered by him as a councilor of the then
Tiruchi municipality,
S. Gopalakrishnan, project consultant, Rural Training and Guidance
Cell(RUTAG) of the IIT,
