BLIND  STARS  VISIT  THE  TAJ MAHAL

Agra November 9 (IANS)

 

More than 150 blind stars from all over India today visited the Taj Mahal, the 17th century monument of love.

It was such a touching moment when tourists saw the blind stars touch and feel the beauty of the white marble mausoleum. Many of them pointed out the mistakes in the notice board put outside the forecourt in Braille language. 

 

Though sightless, they posed for photos and curiously wondered how they looked in the pictures.

The blind stars after attending the three day national convention visited the Taj Mahal and asked searching questions about the history, the details of the architectural patterns and the effect of pollution.

 

"They touched the intricate carvings and pointed out which flower was rose and which was lily. They were delighted to wear the shoe covers from the automatic machine. They spent more than two hours and enjoyed every second of their stay," Akhil Srivastav, organiser of the convention told IANS.

 

At the concluding session at the Agra University's Jubilee Hall, 18 short films on blindness and eye donation were exhibited. These had been entered by amateur film makers from all over India. Pune's Mas Qazmi's film Anokhi won the Golden Eye award. Noida's Akshya Upadhyaya's film "Peeti" was adjudged second for the Silver Eye award.