George conceived and organised the first World Cup for the Blind in 1998 to not just encourage them to have self-belief but to give wings to their dreams

George conceived and organised the first World Cup for the Blind in 1998 to not just encourage them to have self-belief but to give wings to their dreams

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George Abraham (fourth from right) conceived and organised the first ever World Cup for blind in 1998 at New Delhi.

New Delhi: He suffered from meningitis and became visually impaired when he was only 10 months old. Yet, fighting insurmountable odds, George Abraham is today not only living a successful and wholesome life himself, but is also working tirelessly to bring hope to the lives of other visually-impaired people.

After a successful career with India’s top advertising firms Ogilvy & Mather and Advertising & Sales Promotion Company for nearly 10 years, he is now a social entrepreneur, an inspirational speaker and a communicator.

Not only did he work towards changing the popular perception about the visually impaired, but as the Founding Chairman of the World Blind Cricket Council, he also conceived and organised the first World Cup for the Blind in 1998 to not just encourage them to have self-belief but to give wings to their dreams.

George’s life has meaning because his parents refused to see his disability as being bigger than his capabilities. They made a conscious decision to send him to a regular school instead of a special one for blind children so that he could get to know the hard realities of living with blindness in a world of people blessed with vision.

“People suffering from blindness are regarded as ‘pathetic’ by a society with a skewed vision; they are most often denied basic opportunities. Their whole persona is just seen in the light of their blindness and no one even bothers to see them or their potential beyond their disability,” George said.
Source: http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/amazing-journey-sightless-man-with-the-clearest-vision-1.2164323