chapter 3

 

Louis Braille – The Man Who Gave Light to the Blind

Long ago, in France, there lived a little boy named Louis Braille. He was only three years old. One day, he was playing outside his house while his father, who was a blacksmith, was working nearby. Louis started playing with some tools. Suddenly, a sharp tool injured his eye. He cried in great pain.

After a few days, he lost sight in one eye. Soon, his other eye also became infected, and he became completely blind.

In 1819, when Louis was ten years old, he got admission to the Royal Institute for Blind Children in Paris. There, he learned to read by touching letters made from wood, cloth, and pins.

At that time, a French army officer named Captain Charles Barbier invented a system called “Night Writing.” It used raised dots and lines so that soldiers could read messages in the dark using their fingers. However, it was too difficult to use and was not successful.

Louis became very interested in this system. As he grew older, he worked hard and improved it. He made it simpler and easier to read. This new system became known as the Braille alphabet.

In this way, a blind boy helped the world to see. Braille is a method of reading by touch. Each letter of the English alphabet has a special pattern of raised dots.

However, Braille needs more space because the dots cannot be placed too close together. That is why Braille books are thicker than normal printed books.

लुई ब्रेल – जिसने अंधों को रोशनी दी

बहुत समय पहले, फ्रांस में लुई ब्रेल नाम का एक छोटा लड़का रहता था। वह केवल तीन साल का था। एक दिन वह अपने घर के बाहर खेल रहा था, जबकि उसके पिता, जो एक लोहार थे, पास में काम कर रहे थे। लुई वहाँ रखे औज़ारों से खेलने लगा। अचानक, एक नुकीले औज़ार ने उसकी आँख में चोट कर दी। वह दर्द से चिल्ला उठा।

कुछ दिनों बाद, उसकी एक आँख की रोशनी चली गई। जल्द ही उसकी दूसरी आँख भी प्रभावित हो गई, और वह पूरी तरह अंधा हो गया।

1819 में, जब लुई दस साल का था, उसे पेरिस के रॉयल इंस्टीट्यूट फॉर ब्लाइंड चिल्ड्रन में प्रवेश मिला। वहाँ उसने लकड़ी, कपड़े और पिन से बने अक्षरों को छूकर पढ़ना सीखा।

उसी समय, फ्रांस के एक सेना अधिकारी कैप्टन चार्ल्स बार्बियर ने “नाइट राइटिंग” नाम की एक विधि बनाई। इसमें उभरे हुए बिंदु और रेखाएँ होती थीं, जिनकी मदद से सैनिक अंधेरे में उंगलियों से पढ़ सकते थे। लेकिन यह बहुत कठिन थी, इसलिए यह सफल नहीं हो पाई।

लुई को इस विधि में बहुत रुचि हुई। जैसे-जैसे वह बड़ा हुआ, उसने इस पर मेहनत की और इसे आसान बना दिया। उसने एक नई और सरल प्रणाली बनाई, जिसे ब्रेल लिपि कहा गया।

इस प्रकार, एक अंधे लड़के ने दुनिया को देखने का तरीका सिखाया। ब्रेल एक ऐसी विधि है, जिसमें छूकर पढ़ा जाता है। अंग्रेज़ी वर्णमाला के हर अक्षर के लिए उभरे हुए बिंदुओं का एक विशेष चिन्ह होता है।

हालाँकि, ब्रेल में अधिक जगह की आवश्यकता होती है, क्योंकि अक्षरों को बहुत पास-पास नहीं लिखा जा सकता। इसी कारण ब्रेल की किताबें सामान्य किताबों की तुलना में मोटी होती हैं।

1. Sentence

English:
Long ago, in France, a little boy named Louis Braille was playing outside his home.

Hindi:
बहुत समय पहले, फ्रांस में, लुई ब्रेल नाम का एक छोटा लड़का अपने घर के बाहर खेल रहा था।

Part of Speech:
Long ago (Adverb of time), in (Preposition), France (Proper Noun – Place), a (Article), little (Adjective), boy (Common Noun – Subject), named (Verb – Past participle), Louis Braille (Proper Noun), was playing (Verb – Past Continuous), outside (Adverb), his (Possessive Adjective), home (Noun)

2. Sentence

English:
He was three years old.

Hindi:
वह तीन साल का था।

Part of Speech:
He (Pronoun – Subject), was (Auxiliary verb – Past), three years old (Adjective phrase)

3. Sentence

English:
His father, a blacksmith, was working nearby.

Hindi:
उसके पिता, जो एक लोहार थे, पास में काम कर रहे थे।

Part of Speech:
His (Possessive Adjective), father (Noun – Subject), a (Article), blacksmith (Noun – Apposition), was working (Verb – Past Continuous), nearby (Adverb)

4. Sentence

English:
Louis started playing with the tools around him.

Hindi:
लुई अपने आसपास के औज़ारों से खेलने लगा।

Part of Speech:
Louis (Proper Noun – Subject), started (Verb – Past), playing (Gerund), with (Preposition), the (Article), tools (Noun), around (Preposition), him (Pronoun)

5. Sentence

English:
Suddenly, a sharp tool pierced his eye.

Hindi:
अचानक, एक नुकीले औज़ार ने उसकी आँख में चोट कर दी।

Part of Speech:
Suddenly (Adverb), a (Article), sharp (Adjective), tool (Noun – Subject), pierced (Verb – Past), his (Possessive Adjective), eye (Noun)

6. Sentence

English:
He cried out in pain.

Hindi:
वह दर्द से चिल्ला उठा।

Part of Speech:
He (Pronoun – Subject), cried out (Verb – Past), in (Preposition), pain (Noun)

7. Sentence

English:
Within a few days, he became blind in one eye.

Hindi:
कुछ दिनों के भीतर, वह एक आँख से अंधा हो गया।

Part of Speech:
Within (Preposition), a few days (Noun phrase – Time), he (Pronoun), became (Verb – Past), blind (Adjective), in (Preposition), one eye (Noun phrase)

8. Sentence

English:
The other eye also got affected, and he became totally blind.

Hindi:
दूसरी आँख भी प्रभावित हो गई, और वह पूरी तरह अंधा हो गया।

Part of Speech:
The (Article), other (Adjective), eye (Noun – Subject), also (Adverb), got affected (Verb – Passive), and (Conjunction), he (Pronoun), became (Verb), totally (Adverb), blind (Adjective)

9. Sentence

English:
In 1819, Louis, who was ten years old, got admission in the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons in Paris.

Hindi:
1819 में, दस साल का लुई पेरिस के रॉयल इंस्टीट्यूट फॉर यंग ब्लाइंड पर्सन्स में दाखिल हुआ।

Part of Speech:
In 1819 (Prepositional phrase – Time), Louis (Proper Noun – Subject), who was (Relative clause), ten years old (Adjective phrase), got (Verb – Past), admission (Noun), in (Preposition), the Royal Institute (Proper Noun), for (Preposition), Young Blind Persons (Noun phrase), in Paris (Place)

10. Sentence

English:
He learnt letters by using wood, cloth or pins arranged in pincushions.

Hindi:
उसने लकड़ी, कपड़े या पिन की मदद से अक्षर सीखे।

Part of Speech:
He (Pronoun), learnt (Verb – Past), letters (Noun), by using (Gerund phrase), wood, cloth or pins (Nouns), arranged (Verb – Past participle), in pincushions (Noun)

11. Sentence

English:
Around this time, an army man named Capt. Charles Barbier had invented something called “Night Writing”.

Hindi:
इसी समय के आसपास, कैप्टन चार्ल्स बार्बियर नाम के एक सैनिक ने “नाइट राइटिंग” नाम की एक चीज़ का आविष्कार किया।

Part of Speech:
Around this time (Adverb phrase), an (Article), army man (Noun – Subject), named (Verb), Capt. Charles Barbier (Proper Noun), had invented (Verb – Past Perfect), something (Pronoun), called (Verb), Night Writing (Proper Noun)

12. Sentence

English:
It was an alphabet of raised dots and dashes.

Hindi:
यह उभरे हुए बिंदुओं और रेखाओं की एक वर्णमाला थी।

Part of Speech:
It (Pronoun – Subject), was (Verb), an (Article), alphabet (Noun), of (Preposition), raised dots and dashes (Noun phrase)

13. Sentence

English:
However, it was too difficult and not a success.

Hindi:
हालाँकि, यह बहुत कठिन था और सफल नहीं हो पाया।

Part of Speech:
However (Adverb), it (Pronoun), was (Verb), too (Adverb), difficult (Adjective), and (Conjunction), not (Adverb), a success (Noun)

14. Sentence

English:
But Louis became interested in it and simplified it.

Hindi:
लेकिन लुई इसमें रुचि लेने लगा और इसे सरल बना दिया।

Part of Speech:
But (Conjunction), Louis (Proper Noun), became (Verb), interested (Adjective), in (Preposition), it (Pronoun), and (Conjunction), simplified (Verb), it (Pronoun)

15. Sentence

English:
He gave the world the Braille alphabet.

Hindi:
उसने दुनिया को ब्रेल लिपि दी।

Part of Speech:
He (Pronoun), gave (Verb), the world (Noun), the Braille alphabet (Noun phrase)

16. Sentence

English:
Thus, a blind person taught the world to see.

Hindi:
इस प्रकार, एक अंधे व्यक्ति ने दुनिया को देखना सिखाया।

Part of Speech:
Thus (Adverb), a (Article), blind (Adjective), person (Noun – Subject), taught (Verb), the world (Noun), to see (Infinitive)

17. Sentence

English:
Braille is a method of reading through touch.

Hindi:
ब्रेल स्पर्श के माध्यम से पढ़ने की एक विधि है।

Part of Speech:
Braille (Proper Noun), is (Verb), a (Article), method (Noun), of reading (Gerund), through (Preposition), touch (Noun)

18. Sentence

English:
But Braille requires more space.

Hindi:
लेकिन ब्रेल को अधिक स्थान की आवश्यकता होती है।

Part of Speech:
But (Conjunction), Braille (Noun), requires (Verb), more (Adjective), space (Noun)

19. Sentence

English:
This is because the letters cannot be written too close together.

Hindi:
ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि अक्षरों को बहुत पास-पास नहीं लिखा जा सकता।

Part of Speech:
This (Pronoun), is (Verb), because (Conjunction), the letters (Noun), cannot be written (Modal + Passive), too close (Adverb), together (Adverb)

20. Sentence

English:
So, a Braille book is thicker than a printed book.

Hindi:
इसलिए, ब्रेल की किताब एक सामान्य किताब से मोटी होती है।

Part of Speech:
So (Conjunction), a (Article), Braille book (Noun), is (Verb), thicker (Adjective – Comparative), than (Conjunction), a printed book (Noun)

Verbs Used in The Story

V1 (Base)	Hindi उच्चारण	V2 (Past)	V3 (Past Participle)	Hindi Meaning
live	लिव	lived	lived	रहना
play	प्ले	played	played	खेलना
work	वर्क	worked	worked	काम करना
start	स्टार्ट	started	started	शुरू करना
injure	इंज़र	injured	injured	घायल करना
cry	क्राय	cried	cried	रोना
lose	लूज़	lost	lost	खोना
become	बिकम	became	become	बनना
get	गेट	got	got	पाना / प्राप्त करना
learn	लर्न	learned	learned	सीखना
touch	टच	touched	touched	छूना
make	मेक	made	made	बनाना
invent	इन्वेंट	invented	invented	आविष्कार करना
use	यूज़	used	used	उपयोग करना
read	रीड	read	read	पढ़ना
grow	ग्रो	grew	grown	बढ़ना
improve	इम्प्रूव	improved	improved	सुधारना
help	हेल्प	helped	helped	मदद करना
need	नीड	needed	needed	आवश्यकता होना
place	प्लेस	placed	placed	रखना
call	कॉल	called	called	बुलाना / कहना

Vocabulary Used in The Story

Word	Hindi Uchharn	Hindi Meaning
nearby	नियरबाय	पास में
injured	इंजर्ड	घायल करना
pain	पेन	दर्द
lost sight	लॉस्ट साइट	दृष्टि खोना
infected	इन्फेक्टेड	संक्रमित
completely	कम्प्लीटली	पूरी तरह से
blind	ब्लाइंड	अंधा
admission	एडमिशन	प्रवेश
institute	इंस्टिट्यूट	संस्थान
touching	टचिंग	छूना
raised	रेज़्ड	उभरा हुआ
system	सिस्टम	प्रणाली
invented	इन्वेंटेड	आविष्कार किया
officer	ऑफिसर	अधिकारी
messages	मैसेजेस	संदेश
difficult	डिफिकल्ट	कठिन
successful	सक्सेसफुल	सफल
interested	इंटरेस्टेड	रुचि लेना
improved	इम्प्रूव्ड	सुधार किया
simpler	सिम्पलर	सरल
method	मेथड	तरीका
pattern	पैटर्न	नमूना
space	स्पेस	स्थान
placed	प्लेस्ड	रखा गया
thicker	थिकर	मोटा