Statute in Braille to mark Constitution Day

Statute in Braille to mark Constitution Day

News:

1. The Constitution will be made available in Braille for the first time ahead of the Constitution Day on November 26.

Important Facts:

2. The project to make Constitution available in Braille script will be jointly undertaken by The Buddhist Association for the blind along with Saavi Foundation and Swagat Thorat, who started India’s first Braille newsletter Sparshdnyan.
3. The Constitution will be made available in five parts in Braille for the benefit of visually challenged individuals.
4. Background: While initially Buddhavandana was published in Braille script it was realised that the blind persons cannot read the Indian Constitution which gives equal right to every Indian.
5. So, it was decided that the statute should be brought out in Braille script.
6. The official copy of the Constitution, which has been translated into Braille, was taken from the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Research and Training Institute (BARTI).
7. As a book in Braille script cannot cross more than 150 pages due to its limitations, so the constitution will be published in five parts and the first of it will be published on November 25.
8. The next part of the series will be released after two months.
9. The booklets shall also be published in Braille along with this.
10. These will have explanations about the Schedules of the constitution, additional information which can be of help of UPSC aspirants and lawyers from the blind community.