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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Upasana Makati''' is a Mumbai-based entrepreneur, founder of '''''White Print''''', and activist for the [[Visual impairment|visually impaired]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/ideas/an-eye-for-braille/101748|title=Upasana Makati: Making print accessible|last=Lidhoo|first=Prerna|date=18 Apr 2018|website=www.fortuneindia.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-diary-friday-dossier/21290001|title=Mumbai Diary: Friday Dossier|date=2019-07-05|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> In 2016, she was named one of [[Forbes India|Forbes India's]] [[Forbes 30 Under 30|30 Under 30]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30/30-under-30-upasana-makati-helping-the-visuallychallenged-see/42181/1|title=30 Under 30: Upasana Makati - Helping the visually-challenged see|last=Panchal|first=Salil|date=11 Feb 2016|website=Forbes India|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref><br />
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== Education ==<br />
Makati studied Communication at the [[University of Ottawa]].<ref name=":1" /> <br />
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== ''White Print'' ==<br />
In 2013, Upasana Makati considered how visually impaired people began their day, so she visited schools to find out.<ref name=":0" /> After discovering few options for the visually impaired to read without the assistance of a [[screen reader]], she founded ''White Print'', India's first English lifestyle magazine published in [[braille]].<ref name=":0" /> The magazine prints 64 pages and covers topics like art, sports, politics, and film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/people/story/meet-the-woman-who-is-helping-blind-people-see-the-world-1219698-2018-04-25|title=Meet the woman who is helping blind people see the world|last=Kapoor|first=Divya|last2=|first2=|date=25 Apr 2018|website=India Today|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-21|last3=|first3=}}</ref><br />
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The magazine is a for-profit, paid for via traditional methods like subscribers and corporate advertisements.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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