TECHIE HOLDS HAND, GIVES A FUTURE VISION

THE true meaning of a project comes alive when the power to dream pushes beyond limits and brings a profound impact on common lives.

-  PRAVEENA SA

Dr R Raja dared to dream sans boundaries and envisioned unique opportunities in the lives of visually-challenged individuals like him, by incorporating technology to battle entrenched social constraints.

"Is it that visually challenged individuals can only receive help and cannot reciprocate it back? This thought propelled me to act," says Raja.

Thaaikarangal Charitable Trust, which he founded in September 2019, aims to uplift the lives of a community often neglected. The trust engages in welfare initiatives for the sightless such as providing free hostels for girls and temporary hostels for boys, finacial aid for education and conducting workshops in computing. Raja claimed, "Technology is a key tool for integrating unsighted individuals into the larger society." The 36-year-old visionary, from Ennore, is now a guest faculty at the Government Arts College in Nandanam.