Meet Ramandeep Singh, 30, as he sits besides other visually challenged friends, “Nothing is impossible in this world, one needs determination to explore the possible.”

He was here to participate in an exhibition organised by the Bharat Netarheen Sewak Samaj, a non-governmental organisation, to mark the birth anniversary of Louise Braille who discovered the Braille system.

Hailing from Fatehgarh Churian in Amritsar, Ramandeep has set an example for those who became blind after birth.

He lost his eyes in 2004 in an accident but the incident made him stronger and determined to make a mark for himself.

Says Ramandeep, “It was in August 2004 when I met with the accident. My cells of optical nerves got damaged and I lost my eyesight. As per experts, there is no hope of reviving the eyesight.”

After the accident Ramandeep was in depression for two years. “It was like rebirth for me. I came to Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre at Haibowal Kalan in Ludhiana and joined one-year shorthand course. I will qualify for this course next month. Currently, I am also busy preparing for the BEd examination affiliated to the Bhoj University of Madhya Pardesh.”

An expert in operating computer through software talking system, Raman did his diploma in computer electronics and telecommunication. In 2004, he cleared his B.Sc Computers from the Punjab Technical University in Jalandhar before meeting the tragedy.

An aspiring teacher Ramandeep lost his father in his childhood. “My mother, a retired teacher, ran from pillar to post to restore my eyesight but all in vain. Now, she has pinned all her hopes on my achievements.”