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Little steps to inclusion
Updated On: 10 July, 2020 08:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Dalreen Ramos
A city-based Braille magazine has launched a new e-book to help eradicate pre-conceived notions about the differently-abled from an early age

The title is illustrator Somya Garg's first book project
Among the mogra, gulab, champa and chameli, it is the friendship of Uma and Sunaina that blossomed. The two eight-year-olds, who hate mathematics and love science, have a special bond with flowers: Sunaina lost her eyesight when she was six and has the most beautiful garden that she can sense, one that Uma can't stop giving a running commentary on. It is this adorable relationship that is the subject of Flowers for Sunaina, an e-storybook for children published by Upasana Makati, founder of White Print, India's first English lifestyle magazine in Braille.
The book authored by Vandana Naidu, edited by Ahalya Naidu and illustrated by Somya Garg, is aimed at helping children embrace an inclusive world in 17-odd pages. The team began work in early May and the first draft was ready for editing within a week. Post the lockdown and once the printing press opens up, they intend on releasing a Braille version and hope to put out a print version at some point in the future, too.
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