Jyothirgamaya conducts yet another Dine in the dark Program this time in collaboration with IBS Company in Techno Park. After the eminent employees enjoyed their meal in the dark, they had a splendid interaction with the visually challenged students of Jyothirgamaya regarding their experiences of a meal in the dark. They pointed out a very important factor that they were able to realise the taste of each food item and were able to focus more on food than they would have done in a normal situation. They spoke to each student and heard their success stories, how they battled through the challenges of blindness.

It was a very successful program. We thank the distinguished employees and coordinators of IBS who were behind this great event and for choosing Jyothirgmaya Foundation as a collaborative partner. We look forward for association and collaboration with this great company in future.

In the mid of March 2025, Jyothirgmaya was visited by the team of Asianet Satellite Communication Channel which is also a popular news channel in the state of Kerala. Under their CSR provision Asianet very kindly sponsored us with 5 laptops. These laptops they themselves individually distributed to our most deserving and talented visually challenged students and a few of them where our visually challenged students from the previous training batches.

We, Jyothirgamaya Foundation family thank them wholeheartedly for their wonderful support and kind act. We also anticipate a future association and successful collaboration with them.

We Jyothirgamaya Foundation team is very proud and happy to announce to one and all that our former student Muhammad Salih who was our aspiring student during the Pandemic is placed in government sector. He successfully completed the Empowerment Training for the Blind People course where he excelled in basic computer and android skills. He is also one of the famous talented chess player and he has won medals in chess too. With the blessings of almighty he is placed in Government job at Thiruvananthapuram Public Service Office now.

We bless our student Muhammad Salih a successful career!!!

Jyothirgamaya spreads its wings to Punjab once gain after a long interval. We conducted a fully fledged access technology training program in Patiala School for the Blind. The curriculum was designed and the classes were conducted by our Senior Access Technology Trainer Mr. Balaraman, our Assistant Junior Staff Mr. Sidiq who is one of our former student along with our Founder Ms. Tiffany Brar.

We taught basic computer skills, Microsoft applications, internet, AI and the students were extremely enthusiastic in learning the skills. They picked up the entire skills very well with full participation. We also had hands on training the trainers session with two of their main trainers.

We thank respected Col Karaminder Singh for giving this wonderful opportunity, support and collaboration in spreading our wings towards empowering the blind students.

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The first ever grant chess tournament in the history of Jyothirgamaya Foundation:

“Sports unite hearts and break barriers—it’s a universal language of passion and hope.”

Along with our rigorous full-fledged access technology training for the Blind, we are also now promoting recreational activities for the visually impaired. One of the most popular and recreational activity is chess. Our senior access technology trainer Mr.P.Balraman has been a national chess champion for the past ten years continually. He has been teaching our students this game for a long time.

In the month of December during the Christmas season our organization had conducted a chess tournament with 30 participants. The function was inaugurated by the District Collector MADAM “ANU KUMARI” IAS and a few other eminent guest also attended the function. The players enjoyed the game with full participation and enthusiasm. We thank all our supporters, well-wishers, sponsor’s, volunteers, teaching and non-teaching faculty and our Blind students who were a big support in making this event a grant success.

A Small Initiative

“Big achievements come one small advantage at a time, one step at a time, one day at time”.

Yes, even a small initiative make a lot of change in the life of other people. Click to know more on how our empowerment training program has made changes in the life of blind people.

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“Break the barriers and stereotypes” is what we teach our blind students.

We took our current batch students to  GOGOLAND, located in the Poovar Islands, Trivandrum which is famous for adventurous sports.

Our blind students actively participated in rock climbing, trampoline and other play activities which was a very different experience for our students. It was a wonderful unique and exciting experience for the whole Jyothirgamaya team.

We thank GOGOLAND, team members and volunteers who helped us in making this trip a memorable one.

Our Founder participated in the Mathrubhumi International Festival, a literary festival organised in Kerala every year with eminent writers and literary personalities. Our Founder had an opportunity to interact with Sudha Murthy who is an Indian educator, author and philanthropist and chairperson of the Infosys Foundation.

What inspired our Founder was her love for fellow human beings, her zest and inner passion to serve the community. She spoke to our Founder about her encounter with many visually challenged people. She is also an ardent supporter of Khanthari, where our Founder marked her beginning.

Our Founder was honoured by “The Election Commission of India” as a state disability icon for spreading awareness about voter’s right and importance of inclusive elections.

Our Founder is indeed privileged to receive this honour from the Honourable Governor of Kerala, Shri Arif Mohammad Khan and the Election Commission of Kerala.

Our Founder, Tiffany Brar gave an insightful talk on “Disability and Inclusion” at the book festival conducted by Trivandrum parliament.

She told her story , the challenges she faced and stressed on the importance of “UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY” of public spaces and digital information and urged all government officials to listen to the voices of the unheard and lift them up.

She enlightened them about the laws protecting the rights of people with disabilities. The honourable speaker presented memento to our founder.