Swagat Thorat is a wildlife photographer, playwright, painter, editor, and director. Known as the Braille Man of India, he published India's first registered fortnightly Braille newspaper in the Marathi language, called Sparshdnyan.[1] He has also directed plays with blind performers.[2]
Swagat Thorat | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 March |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, poet, painter, photographer, director, editor |
| Title | Braille Man of India |
Career
Swagat Thorat was raised in Chandrapur in Maharashtra.[3] In 1993, he created the documentary Kallokhatil Chandane for Pune Akashwani. As a theatre director he staged Teen Paishacha Tamasha[4] and Apoorva Meghdoot[5] with a cast of blind artists. He also published Sparshagandh,[6] the first Braille Diwali magazine, in 1998 and worked for some time as editor and publisher of Sparshdnyan,[7][8][9][10] the first registered fortnightly Braille newspaper in India (founded 15 February 2008). He has also been Chief Editor of Reliance Drishti,[11][12] the most widely printed and read Braille fortnightly newspaper in India, which was founded in March 2012.
Awards and recognition
- Real Heroes Award from CNN-IBN and Reliance[13]