Queenie H. C. Captain was an Indian social worker known for her contributions to the welfare of the visually impaired people in India.[1] She was the co-founder[citation needed] and the president of the National Association for the Blind, the largest non governmental organization for the blind people in India, from 1961 to 1972.[1] She also served as the vice president and the chairperson of the finance raising committee of the organization.[2] She was one of the organizers of the World Assembly of the World Council for the Welfare of the Blind held in New Delhi in 1969[3] and was the leader of the Indian delegation to the Quin-quennial Conference of the World Council for the Welfare of the Blind at Rome in 1959.[citation needed] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1974.[4]
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- ^ a b "National Association for the Blind". NGO Gateway. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "History". NAB. 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Proceedings of the World Assembly". World Council for the Welfare of the Blind. 1969. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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