Gomathi K, a 32-year-old software engineer, is on a mission to educate visually impaired children in Tamil Nadu. Gomathi completed her studies from a government school and went on to take a bachelor’s degree in engineering. She is now a successful software engineer based in Germany.

Gomathi started her mission by helping visually-impaired children pay their fees, but soon she dug deeper to find out their everyday battles. She took the help of visually-impaired people who were skilled in teaching to assist these dropouts. Eventually, she began to convert important study material for competitive exams, including bank tests and UPSC exams, into audio books. Gomathi even organised health camps and workshops specifically for visually impaired children.

With the assistance of her friends and guided volunteers, she has produced over 300 audio recordings to support visually impaired individuals. She is continuously working towards empowering the visually impaired community, especially children. Gomathi and her group of friends are planning on converting more books to audio files. "The ongoing project involves transforming the book ‘India Varalatril Bhagavad Geethai’ into an audio format," says Gomathi.

Apart from this, Gomathi is also part of a team called ‘Our Village Our Responsibility,’ which was founded in the USA by a Tamil group. She works as a coordinator for the state of Tamil Nadu to provide financial assistance to students from poor farming communities and support their education. As of now, over 150 students are receiving help from the group. They have also donated 36 cows for the poor and underprivileged farmer families.