In a novel initiative, Madhya Pradesh government is going to organise an 'Online Parichay Sammelan' for the mute and deaf persons looking for a life partner.
"These people face a lot of difficulty in choosing their life partners. Therefore we have decided to organise, through video-conference, an Online Parichay Sammelan for them," Indore collector P Narhari told PTI today.
"The dates will be finalised soon," he said.
"Through video-conference, prospective brides and grooms can communicate through sign language to establish contact and then build on it," Narhari said.
We have written to the National Informatics Centre's Bhopal office seeking technical assistance, he said.
Commenting on the initiative, sign language expert Gyanendra Purohit said, "Because of the society's attitude to such people, they are (sometimes) unable to get married which results in loneliness and depression. This kind of 'Parichay Sammelan' is absolutely necessary.
"Most of them wish to marry someone like them (suffering from similar disability) so that they don't face difficulty in establishing rapport," Purohit said, adding that Madhya Pradesh has about five lakh mute and deaf persons including those suffering from partial disability.
