Symphony in Stammer: Koi Farak Nahi Albatta

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, […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]