Eyeway Conversations with Nyonyok Talom

27/05/2025 25 min

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In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Nyonyok, a multi-talented blind student from Arunachal Pradesh, currently pursuing English Honours at St. Edmund's College, Shillong.From growing up in a remote corner of Northeast India with limited awareness about disability, to becoming an international blind football player, rapper, music producer, and voice artist—Nyonyok’s story is full of quiet determination and creativity.In this episode, he shares:His early years in inclusive and residential schools across Assam and MeghalayaRepresenting India in blind football, and his childhood experiments with tying plastic bags to footballs to make them audibleDiscovering his voice through music in class 3, and later teaching himself beatboxing and multiple instrumentsTransitioning into rap music as a form of personal expression, delivering 478 words per minuteLearning audio production independently using Reaper, and now freelancing for projects with clients including National Book Trust and NIEPVDWhy he continues working from Shillong and his vision for launching accessible production coursesTune in to listen to a story that challenges conventions around disability, ability, and artistic expression.Eyeway Helpdesk: 8800 00 4334 Learn more at: www.scorefoundation.org.in