All India Foundation of Deaf Women in association with Delhi Foundation of Deaf Women organised Silver Jubilee Pranay Milan Samelan to celebrate its 25 successful years of the matrimonial service for deaf people that started in 1991. The noble cause has around 1,000 triumphant stories of deaf people who got married through this service.
A host of new applicant couples and couples married through Pranay Milan Samelan were present to celebrate the ocassion. A gala with cultural performance by alumni wed-couples was observed at NDMC convention centre on Saturday. The issue of handicapped and disability was also highlighted through a documentary based on the life of deaf people.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu, who was chief guest of the function, said, “This is a great initiative and I congratulate the newly weds.”
“We should have more of such organisations to help people with special needs. Marriage is a gift from god to us and the quality of our marriage is a gift from us to him. Marriage is about finding a right person and we at All India Foundation of Deaf Women are successfully doing this for the deaf community and have successfully made thousands of matches since 1991 through our special matrimonial service,” said Rajyalakshmi Rao, Chairperson, All India Foundation of Deaf Women.
Pranay Milan Samelan is a programme for all young deaf boys and girls where they get an opportunity to meet, interact, and find a companion for their life and have made more than 1,000 success stories. During the period 2008 to 2015, Padma Vibhushan Awaredee — Sonal Man Singh, Supreme Court judge Justice Anil Dave, Supreme Court judge Justice Arjun Kumar Sikri, Justice of High Court GS Sistani, Justice of High Court JR Midha, Former Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dixit and former Chairman of CBDT and present Vigilance Commissioner of India KV Chowdary — were among the distinguished chief guests to inaugurate the occasion, organised by the DFDW.