Some time back I received a phone call from Kashmir. A young pws wanted help. I said- come for at least three days. His answer totally surprised me: Can I come for just one day? I dug deeper. He was having vacations. Time was mot the constraint. Nor the money for travel. He did not […]
Srishti was a little girl. She was full of questions, inexhaustible energy and a lot of spontaneous ideas and fun..as little girls usually are. Her family was proud of her. Her father felt very happy when she recited “Black sheep, black sheep..” to his office colleagues, whenever they visited. Yes, the whole family was proud […]
Dear Friends Change is the only constant! And often it works as a tonic! It forces us to stop and ask, what are our priorities and which way are we heading? We had some quick restructuring recently. The core group has been reconstituted and it consists of four old timers: JP, Harish, Virendra and sachin […]
Someone has asked me about head movements.. for the second time! None of us in TISA are SLPs, Psychologist or Brain scientists- but yes, we can do a little research and offer some evidence based insights. Let me at the outset, say that head movements do have a place in body language and can be […]
p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { } Golkonda to Guangzhou! And back: Journey of a seeker.. Dhruv Gupta was born in Hyderabad yet left India at the ripe age of 10 months! He lived his early years in Bangkok, Manila, Hong Kong. It was in Hong Kong in grade 3 where he first […]
The other day, Ankit came. He has done class 12 and hopes to join a badminton academy. Good choice. I took him to OPD. The OPD was looking something like this in the morning rush hour… First I gave a demo and then asked him to emulate it. After some cajoling, Ankit came to the […]
I wrote a story sometime back and ever since, worried much about sharing it with the world. “What the heck!” – that is how people would react, I was sure! Then, one day I said to myself, bad reaction is better than no reaction at all- so let me share it. I will be sharing […]
We have just realized that Mr Manimaran is facing time constraints and at his request, we are relieving him of his coordination responsibilities. He will continue to be a much loved senior & colleague, available to all of us. Please join us in extending a deep sincere gratitude to Mr Manimaran for his silent and […]
Friends, another story to show that we dont need “therapy” or techniques as much… we just need courage- and THAT no one can give us: only we can make up our mind to do so.. http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/05/20/viral-video-indiana-student-parker-mantell-delivers-inspiring-commencement-speech-despite TISA is here to remind you that you CAN.. Spread the good news!
Posted by Kundan of Kala Aam, HP: hi,this is kundan here. Who does not love watching dance?i think most of us do. Do u know ‘Talent Hunt Programme’ was organised this 25th by our college,where many first timers were dancing so beautifully,after dedicated practice of 2 weeks. After the programme i talked to one my […]
Receieved an email from a young friend. Please leave your advice as comments.. “sir aj to gajab ho gya . aj mai class pr tha sir ne slide padne ke liye bola for any one . maine apna hat utha diya .. bina kuchh soche samjhe . kyuki mai stammering se bahut paresan ho chuka […]
TISA wishes Holi greetings to everyone! We hope and pray that we become a community of IPWS who are willing to learn from each other, who are excited to share what has worked for us and who are open to diveristy of opinions, view points and life-experinces. I share some interesting news items from around […]
TISA shares with deep sadness that Amit’s father met with an accident about 16 days back. He was operated for head injury in a Jabalpur hospital but continues to be in COMA since then. Anyone who can and wants to help the family in this hour of great distress and need is welcome to contact […]
Friends here is a true story.. Very inspiring.. http://www.totalashford.com/2014/02/23/living-with-a-stammer-an-inspirational-story-from-a-recovering-stammerer/ Please listen to the whole interview.. It is full of deep insights! I also happen to see this item: How NSA is helping children and their parents in innovative ways..http://royaloak.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/family-fun-day-for-people-who-stutter-to-be-held-in-royal-oak Lots to learn!
TISA is happy to share that Amit Kushwaha, Virendra Shirse and Dhruv Gupta have agreed to join the core group. We welcome them and congratulate them for the initiatives they have taken and the good work they have been doing. We hope that we will have their inputs and counsel for a long long time […]
Friends, here is a beautiful true account of a police officer overcoming stammering in USA. Some of the lessons, I learned at once in this inspiring story are: 1. Ken drew his inspiration through physical fitness. Reaching a high level of fitness, boosted his self-esteem and inspired him in his “speech area” as well… 2. […]
Ashish and I were planning to do a video interview based on following questions but due to unseen interruptions, we could not do so. So, here we are offering our quick answers to the questions raised during Mumbai Workshop. Answers are brief because depth and details are already covered in Apna Hath Jagannath, this blog […]
(At last, here is the report for Mumbai Communication workshop. Friends, read it twice. It is worth it. Thanks a lot to Jahnavi from all of us! Editor) Sir tells me “Janahvi ,call up madam and tell her to come at 10 am tomorrow.”.I start thinking in my mind its easy I have to just […]
We did a rapid consultation with four SHGs. We spoke both to participants and the organizers. We are sharing the gist of the findings here, so that we as a self-help community can give our best in 2014 and beyond. Item 1-4 are from SHG coordinators and item 5 is based on feedback from SHG […]
I have not been very regular in writing about our SHG meetings here at Herbertpur. But it is happening. Last Sunday, V came, with his father. As they came, father shared with me his worries about the youngster. In fact, it was more like a rant and I could feel V’s discomfort. Later, when we […]