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It is the academics who tend to generalise, professors who think that literature must be carefully boxed and labelled.
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Malgudi was an earth-shaking discovery because I had no mind for facts and things like that, which would be necessary in writing about Malgudi or any real place."
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India has hit a major milestone in revolutionising travel with the completion of its first Indigenous Hyperloop Test Track at IIT Madras' Discovery Campus in Thayur. This achievement is the result of a collaborative effort between Indian Railways, IIT Madras' Avishkar Hyperloop Team, and TuTr Hyperloop.
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A pair of innovative postgraduate students from #JadavpurUniversity's English departments, Astyartha Das & Rameshwar Chakraborty, have taken campus accessibility to new heights with their groundbreaking tactile Braille campus map.
#accessibility #inclusion #visuallyimpaired
What began as a simple class project has blossomed into a solution that empowers visually impaired students.
Inspired by an open-ended assignment, the duo envisioned a map that would transcend the limitations of traditional visual representations.
“We wanted to do more than just talk about inclusion,” Das told The Hindu. “We wanted to actively enhance accessibility for all.”
The map, a 5' x 3.5' wooden board, is a masterpiece of tactile design.
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