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NID prof wins national award Saturday, November 10, 2001

News Source : Times News Network
AHMEDABAD: Principal designer at the National Institute of Design's (NID) industrial design faculty, S Balaram has been selected for the NCPEDP-SHELL Helen Keller Award 2001. He was selected by the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled Persons (NCPEDP) as an 'individual outside the disability sector who has been active in promoting the cause of employment for persons with disabilities'.

NCPEDP is supported by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation with Sonia Gandhi as its chairperson. She will present the award to Balaram on December 2, marked as World Disability Day. The award comprises of a medal and a citation. Articles by the winner will also be published in a book to be released at the function.

Balaram is known for his strong views on using design for the common man. He also believes in using the innovative power of design to help disabled persons. He was instrumental in making the ground floor of the institute more friendly to such persons, like providing special ramps for wheel chairs, during a national seminar on design for disability in 1999.

News Source : The Times of India [India's best Newspaper]

 

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