J. L. Kaul

Jawahar Lal Kaul is an Indian social worker and the founder of the All India Conference of the Blind, an NGO working towards the rehabilitation of the blind.

Early life and education

Jawahar Lal Kaul was born as a sighted child on 28 July 1942, in Sri Nagar, in the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He lost his eyesight following a smallpox attack at the age of five. However, he studied at a local school and graduated in Sanskrit, with gold medal from the Punjab University, in 1967, standing first in the BA examination. an NGO AICB caters to the braille requirement of 10 states in India, with regard to their college and school textbooks. The organization also runs a science laboratory and a resource centre, providing opportunities to visually impaired people to have facilities on a par with sighted students. and a member of the Credential Committee of the World Blind Union. He also served as the Chairperson of the World Braille Council from 2009 to 2012, Marga Schulze Award - Dr. H. E. Schulze and Marga Schulze Foundation - 2006 Thomas Memorial National Award - All India Blind Welfare Trust, Chennai - 2000 Mumbai