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Kolkata, West Bengal

May 24, 2024

Braille and the ballot

Despite state regulations that make provisions for people with disability to vote, some like Bablu Kaibarta are unsure about taking part in the electoral processes in the General Elections 2024

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Author

Sarbajaya Bhattacharya

Sarbajaya Bhattacharya is a Senior Assistant Editor at PARI. She is an experienced Bangla translator. Based in Kolkata, she is interested in the history of the city and travel literature.

Editor

Priti David

Priti David is the Executive Editor of PARI. She writes on forests, Adivasis and livelihoods. Priti also leads the Education section of PARI and works with schools and colleges to bring rural issues into the classroom and curriculum.

Illustration

Antara Raman

Antara Raman is an illustrator and website designer with an interest in social processes and mythological imagery. A graduate of the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru, she believes that the world of storytelling and illustration are symbiotic.

Photographs

Prolay Mondal

Prolay Mandal has an M.Phil from the Department of Bengali, Jadavpur University. He currently works at the university's School of Cultural Texts and Records.