World Braille Day is observed every year on January 4 to honour the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille writing system for blind and visually impaired individuals.

• Despite the advent of new technologies and systems, visually impaired and blind people still face significant challenges in leading an independent life.
• The primary objective of recognising World Braille Day is to promote Braille literacy and raise awareness among people about its importance.
• As per the United Nations, Braille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols that uses six dots to represent each letter, number, and even musical, mathematical, and scientific symbols.