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*India’s first blind CA*

The vision to achieve his childhood goal helped 23-year-old J. Rajashekar Reddy qualify the final hurdle of becoming a chartered accountant. He is the first completely blind candidate in India to manage the feat. “My success is not mine alone but of all those volunteers, teachers, friends and mentors who supported me throughout,” said the boy from Guntur, who cleared the examination in his second attempt on Jan 21.

After he lost his vision owing to a damaged optic nerve caused by brain tumor at the age of 11, Rajashekar never imagined that he would be able to scriptt a sterling success.

“I went into depression and my parents had given up on me. I had never paid much attention to studies, but I am grateful to my grandmother who brought me to Hyderabad, after she heard of the Devnar School for Blind,” said Rajashekar, who found his feet after joining the school. A meeting with a career counselor at the school when he was in 10th standard set the pace for his career.

“The profession of CA is an honoured post in the society and hence I was motivated to pursue it. My father works as an electrician and mother is a homemaker. It is a little difficult for them to comprehend the sense of my achievement. In fact, looking at the jitters I was going through before my results were declared, my mother was worried that I chose a profession which causes stress and wanted me to relax at home,” he added.

Preparing for the examination is doubly difficult for a visually impaired student due to lack of study material. But Rajashekar’s teachers and many volunteers helped him record the books into an audio format through scanners.

“I would record the classes at my coaching institute and hear lectures after returning home. Also, the questions for the practical paper are lengthy, and going over them again and again is tedious as my peers with normal vision could always go back to a certain part of the question or pick up a book and start reading right-away. For practical preparation, my teachers and volunteers had been helpful,” said the B.Com graduate from Osmania University.

The tedious efforts of four and a half years were lauded by Rajashekar’s teachers at school. “He was staying with us throughout his college. A visually-impaired person is as good as anyone and need not be pitied. They can reach the pinnacle of success through hard work,” said Dr. A. Saibaba Gowd, chairman of the Devnar Foundation

 

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where there's a will there's a way

 

Live example

thats not alone but in gujarat junagadh also ca blind but i forgot that name

Thanks Renu Singh for shareing, it proves that vision is not a barrier if your determination is strong. Congratulation & best wishes to CA Rajshekhar Reddy for his future,

I m heartly  pleased to congrts  j. rajshekhar reddy for his grand success..................his efforts inspired me alot.....i was also lost complete vision in my right eye in childhood days due   to an incident.

when i was cleared my ca exams i know how much happy i was,it was biggest day of mylife  ..... rajshekhars success is speechless .....................he dont have physical vision in his eyes,but i can say that, he have imagination power (vision) which dosen't need eyes, it comes from heart &  required for success..................congrts once again rajshekhar............

couurage...will power...etc etc

it counts..

proved once again

Congrats to him !!

It really needs courage..

Originally posted by : MD. RAFI

Thanks Renu Singh for shareing, it proves that vision is not a barrier if your determination is strong. Congratulation & best wishes to CA Rajshekhar Reddy for his future,

if a person have strong will power, any obstacle can be achieved

 

congrats!!

Really Great Job Done Rajshekhar Reddy Sir,

In This Attempt there are many Examples Inspiring us to work hard towards are goals.

Thanks for Sharing.

 

There s different perspective of life and vision than passing CA examination.

These Bravehearts ,should be immeadiately recognized by Govt...and given job immeadiately.

I appreciate from the bottom of my heart...Really A great example for many..!

 

@ Renu, There was a CA who had achieved this Feet ,who was Blind, around 3 yearsback from mumbai..This should be a second one atleast..

No Doubt....Highly Appreciable 

OMG..........! Live Example and one answer of N no. of xcuses.......

very good sharing Renu

True example of hardwork.

 

 

I know what he might be going through while preparing practical subjects like FR, we often forget the long adjustments given in the question and we have to go through it again and again.

He did a fabulous job!!


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