Tiffany Brar

Tiffany Brar is the only daughter of General T. P. S. Brar and Leslie Brar. Tiffany Brar had Terry Syndrome and became blind six months after her birth. Due to her father's military occupation, Brar travelled widely. Because she was blind, verbal communication was important and she became multilingual. During her childhood, Brar learnt to fluently speak five Indian languages. Brar now travels alone throughout India and abroad. ==Career==

Tiffany Brar's first job was as a receptionist, after which, she studied for a B.Ed in special education at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University then went on to found the Jyothirgamaya Foundation in July 2012 to improve the lot of blind and partially sighted people in Kerala. Brar set up a mobile school for blind children, saying; "If the blind cannot go to school then the school shall go to them." She was inspired with this idea after her leadership training at Kanthari run by a German lady, Sabriye Tenberken and her Dutch partner, Paul Kronenberg at Vellayani. and has served as an ambassador for the WWF's 2016 Earth Hour campaign in India. In 2020 she, became the first Indian to receive Holman Prize from the US-based organisation LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. ==Awards==

on 3 December 2017 on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities • In 2023 she received International Woman's day Award from the Delhi Commission for women • In 2022 she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar for empowering visually impaired rural women. • In 2021, she received the Inspiring Woman Award from eiT NASSCOM. • In 2020, she received The Holman Prize from the Lighthouse for the Blind, United States. • In 2020, She received the Spirit Awards from World Pulse, United States. • In 2019, she received The Spindle Award for Project Jyothirgamaya From Voice, Netherlands. • In 2019, she received World of Difference International Award from The International Alliance for Women, Australia. • In 2019, she received Iconic women for making the world a better place Award from Women Economic Forum. • In 2019, she received the Award for Excellence in social service from the Kochouseph Chittilappilly Foundation, awarded by Kochouseph Chittilappilly. • In 2019, she received the Wonder Woman Award for her Community service from Ladies Circle India. • In 2019, she received the Neelam Khurshid Kanga Award from the National Association for the Blind, awarded by John Abraham. • In 2018, she received the Helen Keller award from the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), awarded by Dr. Sathya Pal Singh, Honorable Minister of State for Human Resource Development. • In 2017, she received the Age of Unknown Award by TEDx vazthacaud. • In 2017, she received the Sarojini Trilok Nath-National Best Role Model Award from National Association for the Blind. • In 2017, she received the Bold and Beautiful Award from Doordarshan. • In 2016, she received the Prestigious Saarthak Naari Women Achievers Award. • In 2016, she received the For the Sake of Honour Award, Rotary International's highest award. • In 2015, she received the Women of the Year Award from Hope Trust. • In 2012, she received the Kerala State Award for Social Worker. ==Recognition==

during his visit in Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram • Ram Nath Kovind, President of India calls her while addressing the Nation during his speech on United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities when she received the National Award, in 2017, for the Best Role Model. He recognized her achievements in the field of social service and adventurous activities. • A.P.J.Abdul Kalam former president of India, appreciated Tiffany Brar for her efforts to empower her fellow visually impaired people around the world. • Tiffany Brar was felicitated for her achievements by the Malayalam actor Padma Shri Mohanlal, in his talk show Lal Salam. He called Brar "A miraculous woman". ==References==