Blind man in India's Tamil Nadu becomes judicial officer!!! Wow!

T Chakkaravarthy lost his vision when he was a toddler, but he never lost sight of his dream. On June 1, he created a judicial history by probably becoming the first visually impaired judicial officer in Tamil Nadu to hold court. 

In March 2009, when the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) included him in the list of 180-odd candidates for the subordinate judiciary, Chakkaravarthy's 17-year dream to enter the judicial service was realised. Born at Thimiri village near Arcot in Vellore district, this 41-year-old lost his eye sight at four, when he was down with small pox. He is now the proud occupant of III additional district munsif's chair in Coimbatore. More...

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