Page 9 - Mann Ki Baat September 2022

Now, Tinkaji has also undergone Hemchandra Barua ji. The Braille
sign language training and thus Edition of Hemkosh is around
both mother and daughter now 10,000 pages long and is going
converse a lot among themselves. to be published in more than 15
Manju ji of Kerala has also volumes. In this, more than 1 lakh
benefited a lot from these efforts. words have to be translated. I
Manju ji is not able to hear since greatly appreciate this sensitive
birth. Not only that, this has been effort. Every such effort goes a
the situation in the lives of her long way in increasing the skill and
parents as well. In such a situation, capability of our specially-abled
sign language has become a friends. Today, India is also raising
means of communication for the the flag of success in Para Sports.
whole family. Now Manju ji herself We have all been witness to this
has decided to become a Sign in many tournaments. Today,
Language teacher. there are many people who are
Friends, I am also
discussing about this in ‘Mann
ki Baat’ so that the awareness
about Indian Sign Language
increases. With this, we will
be able to help our specially-
abled friends more and more.
Brothers and sisters, a few
days ago, I got a copy of the
Hemkosh too written in Braille.
Hemkosh is one of the oldest
dictionaries of Assamese
language. It was prepared
th
in the 19 century. It was
edited by eminent linguist

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