It was a regular Wednesday workday at my IT job, but a milestone evening for me. I had already canceled my students’ evening music classes and asked everyone to meet at the Troy High School auditorium. It was the annual high school symphony orchestra concert night at a Troy School District high school in Michigan, […]
Author: Harish Usgaonker
TISA Bootcamp held at Chakrata
The first of it’s kind Bootcamp was organized by TISA at Chakrata, near Vikasnagar. This was facilitated by Dr. Satyendra (Sachin) Srivastava. This week-long boot camp was focused on an inward journey- instead of stammering or communication. We had four meditation sessions daily plus two mindful walks in the mountains, to watch the sunrise and sunset. […]
My Excitement For Attending Delhi Workshop as Volunteer.
Hello! I’m Mayank Mathur (A Stammer). For finding my Stammering Solution, I joined TISA 3 months before i.e. 7 March 2022. I learned from TISA in a Five-Step method to deal with stammering, which is as follows: First Step– I deal my stammering with basic like- Talk on phone, Meditation, Breathing Exercise… etc. Second Step […]
Know Thy Coordinator – Nikhil Iyer
Dear All, This post was long due! But without any further ado, let me share something that makes me very happy. Let us all join in welcoming Nikhil Iyer into his new responsibility with TISA, as the National Coordinator. Nikhil will be playing a significant role in running TISA as an organization, participating in key […]
A Story of Ugly Demons and Lucky Charms!
When I wake up in the morning, go to the washbasin, I see a face, a familiar one. A face, that knows me well, as no other face in the world would know. I stare into its eyes and say- “however you are I accept it! You are the best person I want to be, and […]
A Special Style of Co-Co-Communication
Posted By: Puneet Singhal, New Delhi As a young child in New Delhi, life was beautiful. I remember, when I started my schooling, it was so much fun learning English and Hindi alphabets, mathematics, and drawing. I used to recite prayers and sing the national anthem in the school assembly. In classes, I was the […]
TISA meets Stefan – A 50mV initiative
TISA is collaborating with 50 Million Voices ( or 50mV, website: https://www.50millionvoices.org ), a UK based organisation (the name suggests to reach ~50 million people who stammer in the various workplaces across the world) that strives to raise awareness among employers about stammering. It has representatives from about 15 countries, who meet through hangout calls, once a month to […]
केबीसी : सपनों के हकीकत में बदलने की कहानी …
मशहूर टीवी रियालिटी शो “कौन बनेगा करोड़पति” में जाना मेरे जीवन का एक बहुत बड़ा लक्ष्य था। इस शो में जाने के लिए मैं 2011 से कोशिश कर रहा था, जब बिहार के सुशील कुमार ने इस शो में आकर 5 करोड़ रूपए जीते थे। उस समय मेरी हकलाने की समस्या अपनी चरम सीमा पर […]
Journey to the Hot Seat
Participating at the popular TV show KBC has always been my dream. The real motivator for me to start trying came in 2011 when Sushil Kumar from Bihar won Rs. 5 crore on the show. At that time, my stammering was at it’s peak. The thought of not being able to express myself to the […]
Privacy
Some years ago, a young intelligent man came and spent some time with me at Herbertpur. He had a ‘M Tech’and a lot more degrees – plus some stammering issues too. He learned the basic concepts and stuttering modification skills with great enthusiasm and speed- and then went back. Few days later I received an […]
My First National Conference
Hello Everyone, I am Neha Jain from Bhilwara, Rajasthan. I have a degree in B.Tech (IT). I also did an MBA through distance education. I am currently working as a Senior Software Developer in Bright Infocomp. After I heard that National Conference 2019, is going to be organized in Bhopal, I was excited because I […]
Our Shared Burden?
Prelude: Vinnie De Craim, is a PWS (Person who Stammers) from Belgium. He was recently on a solo trip to India. Being a PWS, he wanted to connect to the PWS community in India. He got in touch with TISA and attended SHG meetings across the states/cities he traveled. Here, he shares his experiences in […]
We are Up and Running Again…
After a hiccup, we are up and running again! Due to technical issues, there was a delay in publishing workshop reports of recently held workshops on our website. We sincerely regret and apologize for the delay. We also apologize for any information/updates that we were not able to publish during this time. However, we have […]
Report on Chandigarh Communication Workshop held on 2-3 March 2019
NOTE: Due to technical issues, there was a delay in publishing this report on our website. We sincerely regret and apologize for the delay. ~ TISA Tech Team A two-day communication workshop was organized and successfully held in Chandigarh on 2-3 March 2019. Read a detailed report of the activities followed by financial report here: […]
Madurai Communication Workshop – A Report
NOTE: Due to technical issues, there was a delay in publishing this report on our website. We sincerely regret and apologize for the delay. ~ TISA Tech Team The first ever Communication Workshop in Madurai was organized with the help of the local coordinator- Mr. Agneeraj. Mr. Manimaran from Chennai facilitated the workshop. Download the […]
Hrithik Meets TISA
In an amazing feat that turns out to be a BIG milestone- TISA’s Mumbai SHG had a meeting and head-to-head conversation with none other than Hrithik Roshan. Hrithik has been vocal about his stammering right from his early days of stardom, and on March 15, 2019, Hrithik Roshan met 9 of the Mumbai SHG members […]
Sound of Silence
Stammering can be traumatizing. What goes through the mind of a person who stammers (PWS) when he is made fun of? What is it to be a “Person who Stammers”? Mounathin Satham (in English – Sound of Silence) is a Tamil short film that tries to portray a very important aspect of stammering- the Social […]
Accept the Truth and Move on
I am an engineering graduate in Electrical Engineering from NIT Kurukshetra of the 2012-2017 batch. I got placed in a core electrical company straightaway in my final year. But after 3-4 months of job I decided to quit that job and try for IES/GATE exam. I got selected in Gate exam and was selected in […]
Dr. Sachin on Red FM (ISAD)
On the occasion of International Stuttering Awareness day (22nd Oct), Red FM Bengaluru station featured our beloved mentor Dr. Sachin Srivastava. Do listen to this short 2 min feature, where Dr. Sachin talks about what is stammering and spreads the much needed awareness. Thanks Red FM Bengaluru for this opportunity to spread awareness on this […]
Mysore SHG Meeting Report – 07.10.18
Venue: Cheluvamba park opp. to Akashvani Mysuru Date:07.10.18 Hello dear friends, I am Ningappa from SHG Mysuru, Karnataka. I feel energized and positive about myself and my stammer after attending the recent National Conference at Bengaluru. Therefore decided to resume SHG meetings in Mysuru. Today we had conducted a meeting in Mysuru after long gap […]