Jawahar Lal Kaul, is a blind Indian social worker and the founder of the All India Conference of the Blind, an NGO working towards the rehabilitation of the blind. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the field of arts. He was born on 28 July 1944 in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India. J. L Kaul was the Executive Secretary of the East Asia Committee of the International Federation of the Blind from 1977 to 1985. He served as the Secretary General of the World Blind Union for two terms from 2000 to 2012. He was also the Chairman of the Credential Committee of the Asian Blind Union and a member of the Credential Committee of the World Blind Union. He also served as the Chairperson of the World Braille Council from 2009 to 2012. of which he is an honorary life member.