Every time the National Flag flutters, 12 million people are left out. These are the visually impaired citizens of India who have been unable to see the tricolour, till now. The National Flag is finally accessible to the blind with a tactile Braille version that has been created by the Bhojraj Chanrai Sankara Eye Care Hospital, Mumbai and the Sankara Eye Care Institutions.This tactile flag is currently kept at the National Association for the Blind (NAB) office in Worli in the city.

Worldwide, only the United States and the United Kingdom are known to have national flags that are accessible to the blind. India joined them on January 19 when its tactile tricolour was unveiled by Dr RV Ramani, founder and managing trustee of the Sankara Eye Care Institution, on the 63rd Foundation Day of the National Association for the Blind (NAB), in Mumbai. The city has the highest concentration of visually impaired people in our country.