RSKC-Rising Star Khilte Chehre

Just weeks after a delegation of visually impaired travellers from India represented the country in Thailand, one of them was asked at an airport lounge — ‘If you are blind, how did you get inside?’

This is not about one incident.
It reflects a deeper gap — independence still surprises systems.

In Thailand, the same travellers navigated airports, interacted with institutions, and moved independently. Capability exists. Exposure and systems readiness do not.

Our work focuses on making visually impaired citizens visible in public environments, because visibility accelerates behavioural and infrastructure change.

This is not about travel.
This is about normalising independence.
And once independence becomes normal, systems evolve.