Date: 17.05.2026 Today’s Bangalore SHG meeting at Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Scotland. Participants from L to R: Tapan, Vaibhav, Vidya, Christo, Akshay, Sharad, Arjun & Amandeep (The Secret Cinematographer) Well, we all met at the Primeval Lalbagh in Scotland on a bright Sunday morning! The Water Polo team of 7 players and one Goal Judge was […]
Date: 10.05.2026 Today’s Bangalore SHG meeting at Lalbagh Botanical Garden Participants from L to R: Vidya, Christo, Arjun, Akshay, Anant, Nitesh, Tapan, Vaibhav, Rehman, Sharat (left early) & Amandeep (the cameraman) We all met at the beautiful Lalbagh on a bright Sunday morning. The hut area was crowded, so we moved to another […]
Build Confidence. Speak Freely. Live Without Fear. If speaking feels stressful, uncomfortable, or limiting — this workshop will help you take control. Join a powerful 2-day experience designed specifically for people who stammer and want to grow in confidence, communication, and self-acceptance. 📅 Event Details Dates: 27–28 June 2026 Venue: Shanti Bhavan Medical Center, Simdega […]
News report! Sunday shg meeting review: In the photo: From left to right. Sitting behind- Godhuli, Sitting front- Vidya, Centre- Nitesh, Vaibhav, Sitting behind- Tapan Sitting front- Arjun With our favorite cameraman 📷 Amandeep Well, today, we all initially met at lalbag. It was a gorgeous Sunday morning, with the sun blazing down in all […]
The SHG meeting called without any agenda and first prerequisite is wearing full pants. Host Arjun kept it a secret and asked us to gather at lalbagh. So, around 9.00 am when we all gather at Lalbagh, Arjun split the bean one by one says first time in the SHG meeting history we won’t talk. […]
Case Study: “Ravi’s Turning Point” Part 1. Ravi, a 24-year-old graduate, had struggled with Stuttering since childhood. In school he managed, but in college and job interviews his speech blocks became more noticeable. After a few failed interviews, he began avoiding conversations, stopped meeting friends, and refused to answer phone calls. He would often say, […]
Date 26.04.2026 Today’s Bangalore SHG meeting at Cubbon Park. Participants from L to R: Akshay, Vivek, Nitesh, Likhith, Arjun, Praneet, Tapan, Vaibhav, Vidya, Amruta, Amandeep (📸👨🦱) It was an IPL team of 11 members who won the cubbon park. This week everyone sat on the green grass on the other side of big hut feeling […]
I attended the Tisa Communication Workshop arranged by Banglore SHG on 14 & 15 March 2026. Attending an communication workshop equals to 50 shg meetings. The learning about self, who am I, the acceptance. Activities such as meditation, remembering childhood memories, were wholesome. Life flows like a river and so does our speech, be a […]
Participants from L to R: Godhuli, Vidya, Praneeth, Anirudh, Cristo, Nitesh, Vaibhav, Tapan, Likhith, Vikash, Ramakrishna, Sharath and Akshay and Amandeep (pic shy boy). The addiction of attending a SHG meeting is really catch hold of me. I had some other activities in the afternoon to attend but could not resist my self to attend […]
Date 12.04.2026 Today’s Bangalore SHG meeting at Lalbagh botanical Garden. Participants from L to R: Godhuli, Vidya, Praneet, Aniruddha, Cristo, Nitesh, Vaibhav, Tapan, Likhith, Vikash, Ramakrishna, Sharad, Akshay, Amandeep (The Cameraman). Once again it was a full house with 14 members which made the big hut looking small. The Speciality about big hut […]
Date 05.04.2026 Today’s Bangalore SHG meeting at Lalbagh botanical Garden. Participants from L to R: Nitesh, Ananta, Mh Rafiq, Vikash (new), Akshay, Tapan, Ravi, Arjun, Somshekhar, Likhith, Vidya, Vaibhav, Cameraman Amandeep and Monohar (left early) Once again it was a full house with 14 members which made the big hut looking small. The theme was […]
I was reading a paper on how children develop gender identity (“I dont want to play with dolls; I like trucks”). A certain line caught my attention. It seems, that a very young child (1-2 yo) may not have any gender identity, but by 3, it begins to identify itself as a “boy” or a […]
Summary of yesterday’s bangalore shg meet up: From right to left: Rafiq, Vidya, Sai ram, Vaibhav, Rizabul, Arjun, Akshay and Christo, with Amandeep in the far background. This Sunday shg began with a beautiful breakfast at Upahar darshini in jaynagar 9th block. The thought of having a nice sumptuous Sunday morning breakfast was the stimulus […]
There was a man—Jiwan Das—full of life.One day he ordered a shirt on Amazon, and somehow his name got changed to Jivan Das in the cloud. India is full of languages and dialects. An Amazon employee in India changed the name to Jiban Dash. A few days later, another employee dictated the same name to […]
On 1st February, our TISA Bihar SHG meeting was conducted successfully. A total of 7 members participated, which made the session both engaging and enjoyable. The meeting included a variety of activities focused on learning, confidence-building, fun, and interaction. Activities Conducted – Session Report 1. Guided Meditation The session began with a guided meditation. Our […]
Do you want to strengthen your communication and gently shift out of an unhelpful “stammering mindset” – the fear, shame and anxious thoughts around stammering?
The Indian Stammering Association (TISA) is hosting a 2‑day in‑person communication workshop in Bangalore with experienced facilitators, including TISA founder Dr. Satyendra Srivastava (Dr. Sachin).
Workshop overview
Dates: 14–15 March 2026 Saturday & Sunday
Duration: 2 full days of interactive group work, practice and reflection
Seats: Limited to ~35 participants only
Venue: CRI Institute/Vidyadeep College
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(Ed. Pariah dog: an ownerless, half-wild mongrel common around Asian villages, especially in India.) After the brisk morning walk, as I turned into my lane, I saw her sitting at her favorite spot. She was wagging her tail, her mouth with a little drool, and half open- as if smiling. Her face had that funny […]
Many years ago, when I was a wide-eyed social worker (still “wet behind the ears”), I met a gender expert. She said, rather casually, “Every man is potentially a rapist.” I was both shocked and impressed—being a man myself. I knew that such men did exist in our world, and perhaps she was pointing to […]
Welcome to the registration page for Ahmedabad National Conference of TISA!!! Date: September 19th, 20th & 21st ,2025 Venue: Shree Rani Shakti Sewa Samiti, 3H3R+VMW, Shahibaug Underpass, Jain Colony, Shahibag, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380004 Seats filling up fast!!! Click here to Register for TISA 15th Ahemdabad NC. Join TISA’s National Conference (NC) in Ahmedabad (September 19-21) for […]
Date: 15th June Location: Lalbagh, Bangalore Participants: Praneet, Vidya, Raju, Arjun, Likith, Pramod, Mouzam, We began the SHG meet with a quiet pause near the lake and a few light conversations with our new joinee, Raju. It was a smaller gathering today, and we tried something new. Arjun suggested that we sit in silence […]