Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya
Indian social worker
Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya (born 4 August 1945) is an Indian social worker and the secretary of Poona Blind Mens' Association, a non-governmental organization working for the cause of visually impaired people of Pune and neighbouring areas. He was honored by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.
Early life and education
Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya was born in Poona, in the Bombay Presidency, on 4 January 1945. While he was doing his graduate studies, an accident at the cricket ground caused him to lose his vision at the age of 17. However, he continued his studies to graduate in Sociology.
Work
After education, he joined Poona Blind Men's Association (PBMA), a Poona-based NGO, founded by Tukaram Sahadev Bamankar, working for the welfare of the visually impaired people. Pandya became its secretary in 1966 and chief executive secretary in 1971.
Niranjan Pandya got PBMA affiliated to the World Blind Union (WBU) and this association gave him an opportunity to visit Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland to learn the rehabilitation work first hand. The same year, PBMA started a technical training institute for the blind people. In 1980, the British Council invited Pandya to visit the various institutions for the blind operating in the UK. The next year, he visited the United States on a fundraising mission for the Shirdi Sai Baba Home for the Aged Blind Women, run by PBMA. In 1984, he visited the Soviet Union to study the blind welfare work there and, on his return, started a Talking Book Library at PBMA in 1986.
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