Ajit from Mumbai wants to thank members for making the Mumbai Chapters 3rd meeting a success. Mumbai Chapter wants to thank Dr. Akash Acharya for sharing his time with us. It was a very fruitful meeting in many ways for every body. New topics were discussed. Old topics were rediscovered. Results or advantage of these […]
Here is a beautiful poem by Khuzema, from chennai… I’m brave enough Tides of evil are strong, electric and high,But I have decided to swim against the tide.Woes and worries are the ingredients of my life,But I have decided to take them in my stride. What if, if I’m in the middle of the nightAnd […]
Reporter Nitin is here with the weekly installment of DelhiMeet happenings : As I’ve posted earlier, last week we had the first TISA meetin Delhi. 3 of us met and decided to have a weekly meet. For this Saturday’s(31st Jan) meeting, two more PWS too had shown interest. So I was expecting5 PWS, but as […]
We met again today at 6 pm at YWCA. About 30 people. Discussions lasted for about 3 hours. At times, we had to request people to curtail their comments. Everyone was given a chance to share their thoughts. We also had to frequently emphasise that self-acceptance is more important and effective in the long run- […]
Speech support group meeting at Samagra.Venue- Samagra ashram, near Summerfield school, Herbertpur (35 km from Dehradun on Paonta sahib road)Time: 3-4 pm, 1st Feb (Sunday)Contact: Vijay 09368127778
Allan Badmington sent this link to Julia (PSA) and she sent it to me.. and it is every iota worth in Gold. Must watch for everyone, whether you stammer or not- whatever is your special penchant…. whatever. This is truly amazing.http://www.maniacworld.com/are-you-going-to-finish-strong.html
Venue – Central Park, Connaught PlaceTime – 2:00 PM, 31st January 2009 Please Contact: Nitin, 98183 50799.
TISA Mumbai chapter’s 3rd meeting is going to be conducted on 1st Feb at Vashi (New Mumbai) at 5:00 p.m. Dr Aakash Acharya is going to attend this meeting. Be there, ask your questions, share your thoughts and make it a big success.–Thanks & Regards,Ajit Potdar99300 66424
Here is one more small video from Chennai meet on 24th Jan.
TISA meetings in Chennai will be held on Sunday afternoons. But this week it will be held on Saturday (31st Jan) from 6-9 pm. Please come with a notebook and pen.Manimaran, 09884289989
Just now we have finished a two hour brain storming session about future course of action and division of work among the core team members. Hassanand, Shivasubramanian, Mani and Vishal represent the core team. They bring various skills, experience and resources to the group. Most social movements start in an spontaneous and ‘informal’ way but […]
On 25th January, Surat SHG met over lunch. Sachin Mehta could not attend as he was out of town and Murtuza Railwaywala was occupied with a family illness. Akash and Hetal spent more than two hours discussing. Following points emerged TISA should develop standard a] presentation, b] article and c] brochure for circulation/dissemination. Presentation can […]
In many ways, 25th Jan was “the day after” for me! I remember having said to Mani at one point- Dont worry, if no one comes, I will still come and two of us will practice speaking to the waves on Marina beach! But I was worried. And, then everything went off so well and […]
Dear friends, The TISA-Chennai chapter was formally inaugurated on 24th Jan 2009. 50 pws attended and the total strength of the hall is more than 60. A very good response and no one had expected this much. I take this opportunity to thank all the members of this group who have supported us constantly, I […]
Here are some video clips from Chennai.. Not great quality but you can get a glimpse of concerns, issues and emotions..
After dilly-dallying for long, the Delhi team finally decided to meeton 24th January. We started with a pool of about 15 people. I talkedto each one of the group, asking them to come to the team; but thisbeing a long week-end many people were traveling out of Delhi and inthe end we had three confirmations […]
Here are some more pictures.. during and after the meeting. YWCA is very close to Egmore – in the heart of Chennai but quiet, as it stands on its own sprawling green grounds. A perfect place to hold a meet. It will be difficult to share the upshot of the public meeting in a few […]
We had a very nice meeting at YWCA, International Guest house; It extended beyond lunch, till five pm. In the morning session, Mr Balakrishnan, Mr Manimaran, Mr Vishal Dadha, Mr Shivasubramanian, Mr Hassanand, Dr B K Singh and Sachin and others shared their thoughts. A 10 minute video (Sssstutter) was screened. Total attendance exceeded organisers’ […]
Prem represented us at Croatia International meet, some years ago. Good news: he is getting married on 5th Feb 2009. TISA family wishes him and his bride all the happiness in life..Feel free to wish him at 09291661129.
The local papers of Chennai have finally given stutterers their due: they have run stories and ads; as a result many people have contacted the local chapter and we are expecting a big turn out and useful discussion tomorrow (24th Jan 2009) in Chennai at YWCA, International Guest house. Sachin has safely arrived. Mr Manimaran […]