Do Aliens Stammer!! ??

(write -up by Nayeem) Today one of the new Members while introducing himself cheerfully said that he was happy to see stutterers from different parts of India and that Stuttering is not limited to his home state!! To that,  one remarked that it is quite an international issue and who knows may be aliens also stammer!! […]

Mock job Interviews for PWS!!

In our last shg meeting, few friends expressed their intention to take some technical interviews of pws! to enhance their communication and interview taking skills!! In this regard, I have created below spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An3DVRaAXFQ7dHNtc0lUT0hpNUNEcEx5eGVYMkZqVVE&usp=sharing If you want to give interview (aspiring for job or change or just like that!) then update your details under “For […]

When words are not enough..

Scene 1 : We all gather at Aruna’s residence for SHG Meet!!   Intro underway – Chubby Abhinav – The official mascot of Banglore SHG!! 🙂 Aruna Explains – Key to happiness – Integrity, Authenticity, Responsibility and Enriching self and others Aruna’s B’day Celebration – Surprise part of the SHG agenda!! Hot “BisiBelebath”, Tangy Lemon rice and […]

Dil kholo yaaro ke saath

(Write-up by Nayeem) Hello everyone, The sun was shining and the temperature was at 25 degree Celsius. There was a breeze, it’s cool and fluid. When the breeze stops for a few seconds, You can feel its rays on your skin giving that warming sensation. The leaves are dancing with the breeze Birds are playing, […]

Bangalore SHG report Feb24th

Hello everyone, Here is the report of meet-up on 24th Feb 2013. Attendees – Piyush Agarwal, Anshuman, Rohit, Chandan, Prabhir, Sairam, Nayeem, Nishil, Avinish, Abhinav, Subodh, Praveen, Pramod and Dinesh. We started at sharp 10:30 am. We started with the reading of sentences where each member needs to read one line followed by another in […]

My journey as Bangalore SHG co-ordinator..

I remember that it was on Feb 11 2012, it was Saturday, I met Karthik and Sairam in the Park for my very first SHG meet. There were only 3 of us. Then next week only me and Karthik attended. After that I dropped a mail to many old shg members of Bangalore and also […]

Bangalore SHG Dec 30 meeting report..

First the weather report! The weather was just perfect, to take the bike out  and head out towards the most important activity for Sunday – The all important  SHG (Self help group) meet. I reached the venue at about 10:15, I was pleasantly surprised to see Subodh who had already reached and was doing his […]

Bangalore SHG meeting report – 23/12/2012

Write-up Anand..   The meeting saw 11 people attend, 2 recently joined faces(Subodh and Rajan), and the usual suspects Anandh, Dinesh, Kishan, Pramod, Pravin, Mayank, Kiran, Chandrashekhar and Sairam. It followed the earlier announced schedule(reading practice, introductions and discussions). Some insights from the meet were 1.      A PWS shared that,  he realized while we are stuck […]

It cannot rain forever, dark clouds have to give way..

There is a silver lining for sure..  for those who are willing to make “new” mistakes!! 🙂 Read-on for a wonderful and detailed report of Bangalore SHG by Anand. The weekly meeting of TISA was moderately attended, but unusually with 33% participation from the fairer sex. Jitu, Dinesh, Abhinav, Sairam, Anandh, Pramod, Hema, Aruna and […]

We are not yet done..

(I had written few lines after Coorg event. Now as directed by Sachin Sirji, I’m uploading the same here!) Our laughter, echoed in the hills.Our joy, flowed in the streams. Courage, fun and love, all-in-one I witnessed.To have met all of you, I consider blessed. In our everyday mundane life, we all strive.After a long […]

Life is short.. live out large..

Upasana, Hema, Pramod, Abhinav, Chandan, Sairam, Nishil and myself met on Oct 21st. Whenever we meet, we do cut loose and pull each others leg to our hearts content!! 🙂 After short gup shup, we got in to some activity. Today we conducted few funny role plays: Sairam and Abhinav played the interviewers looking out […]

Coorg Expenses

Dear All, Coorg event is finally done and I want to release this last bit of weight off my shoulders. Here is the expense list. Please call me at 9880050526 or mail me at dinesh.daredevil@gmail.com for any queries you should have regarding the payment done or anything related to expense. Officially we will close all queries […]

Last 10 seats for Coorg get-together..

When did you last see a group of more than 50 stutterers? If you miss this, the chances are that you may never see such a large group again. Based on requests, I have squeezed another 10 additional seats for the Coorg get-together. (Please note all previous seats are booked – about 53, these (10) are additional for lucky […]

Demosthenes unveiled

Demosthenes was (384-320 BC)  one of the most famous orators of ancient times, and many of his speeches are preserved and studied by students of rhetoric. Here is the story of his stuggle with his stuttering and eventual success… Birth to age 19 Demosthenes was born in Athens, Greece in 384 B.C. to a wealthy family. At the age […]

The most vital Vitamin => Vitamin-M

Today’s session was graced by 3 ladies: Upasana(head of TISA women’s wing!), Jaita, and Hema. The gentlemen who attended were: Sairam, Jitu, Rohit, Chandan, Dinesh Kadam, Chadrashekar, Pramod, Abhinav, Pravin and Myself. Today we decided to talk about most vital “VITAMIN – M”!! Today’s discussion was all about Vitamin M (Money) => Savings, investments, insurance etc. […]

Contributions UPDATED – Target achieved!!

Please find the >>updated<< contibutions done so far  M K Peerbhai (Mumbai) 7000 Anonymous 5000 Tanoy (Bangalore) 1200 Sanjib (Assam) 500 Annonymous 15000 Gaurish (Pune) 3000 Mithesh(Gujarath) 3300 Total 35000 I’m overwhelmed to see such a response. Fasten your seat-belts and get ready for “The Event of a lifetime” !! 🙂 We have raised 35,000!!! Many many […]