Sri Rakum School for the Blind is a school for the visually impaired in the city of

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. It offers free

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to blind students from

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to post-graduation. The training imparted includes reading and writing through

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and mobility training for totally blind children. Pre-school aged students with blindness are trained early on to prepare them for their eventual completion of

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and

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Founder

The school was founded by Acharya Sri Rakum in June 1998. He left behind a career in

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and

, to develop the school. He is currently the principal of this school.

References

External links

* http://www.rakum.org/ * http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/a-school-that-teaches-them-lessons-on-life/articleshow/680222631.cms

* https://www.thebetterindia.com/34724/acharya-sri-rakum-school-for-the-blind/ {{Schools for the blind Private schools in Bangalore Educational institutions established in 1998 Schools for the blind in India 1998 establishments in Karnataka