(A SLOW LEARNER) It was an incident 3-4 years ago. When I was in 10th STD. It was just a normal school day from my school life. It was my history class going on in that 2nd lecture of that day. Our history teacher was very talkative & funny. So, they were asking some questions […]
“कुछ खोया कुछ पाया”
ज़िन्दगी मे कई यादगार दिन आते है, जैसे किसी दिन कुछ ऐसा मिल जाए जिसकी कल्पना हमने सपने में भी ना की हो, या कुछ ऐसा मिल जाए जिसकी कल्पना एक लम्बे समय से की हो, कभी कुछ पा के एक दिन यादगार बन जाता है, तो कभी कुछ खोके एक दिन यादगार बन […]
It happened to me!
A young pws, Vinay, came to visit me from eastern UP in 2014. I took him to some nearby shops for voluntary stammering. Then, we came home and had a cup of tea in the back lawn. He was still trembly! It was such a big shock for him. I brought out an old medal […]
It Happened To Me
One evening I had the novel, Shiman Yogi, in my hands, and I had completed that novel but I was still in the trance of the novel. Shriman Yogi is the biography of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, one of the most secular kings born in India. No one can ever feel what Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and […]
Stories from my locality
Many years ago I was staying in Yogiraj society in Nagpur, it was 2 BHK flat. While standing on the entrance gate of Yogiraj society, you could see the entire society. There was a cemented straight path from the main gate, the path was wide enough so that five to six SUV’s could easily pass […]
My life, My Ambition
My Name is Tapok Kena, iam 21 years old, from Arunachal Pradesh. Here I want to share about my life in a brief. At the age of 15 years I gave attention on my stammering as it was created hinder to communication, I used to substituted my word widely and life goes out as it […]
A Story of Ugly Demons and Lucky Charms!
When I wake up in the morning, go to the washbasin, I see a face, a familiar one. A face, that knows me well, as no other face in the world would know. I stare into its eyes and say- “however you are I accept it! You are the best person I want to be, and […]
Tell me about Shubhra!
The other day I saw Kumar in the market. He was running after a woman. Dont laugh please! This is not what you think. I know both of them and they are in their sixties. Kumar retired from LIC some years ago. And the woman in question was Purabi. Both their families had known each […]
My Life, My Ambitions
It was once again the same day at the hostel, I got up at 7 pm and went straight to the common washroom. As always I had to wait for my chance to brush my teeth. The washbasin was at the centre of the bathroom, it had just 4 sinks, a long rectangular mirror in […]
My Story, My Ambition
When I was a child, my biggest ambition was to “lecture” in a hall, full of people! With gathering years, I discovered that I was free to dream of bigger things than that. But at the age of four, it was a challenge to control my face and put two words together! Then, there were […]
Dummies Guide to Meditation (sort of)
11 Nov 2021, 8-9.30 pm, Zoom meeting with Dr Paul Brocklehurst and Dr Amit Bajaj: Discussion on meditation, anchored by sachin. BIG THANKS to both of them and all the TISA members who participated. Summary points 1. If you join a meditation/ mindfulness practice group, chances of success are high. A regular routine also helps. […]
The Bus Stand
(A short story) One day I was walking down this lane, lined by trees and broad side walks. I saw a child sitting on a stone bench, near a bus stand. He was waiting for his father. His father used to stop the bus and hand the child in, to the conductor- almost like a […]
DAY 1: TISA ONLINE NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021
The first event of the National Conference was a recitation of Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore’s poem, “Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high” by Ms. Shreya Kumar. Next in line was the Welcome Address to all the participants attending the National Conference 2021 given by Mr. Harish Usgaonker and a […]
Stammering self, non stammering self and the Self
Upanishads say that he who says he knows, knows not and he who says he doesn’t know knows something. The meaning is that the reality cannot be grasped by the senses and if somebody says that he doesn’t know it, he at least has come to a state in which he has understood the limitations […]
A Special Style of Co-Co-Communication
Posted By: Puneet Singhal, New Delhi As a young child in New Delhi, life was beautiful. I remember, when I started my schooling, it was so much fun learning English and Hindi alphabets, mathematics, and drawing. I used to recite prayers and sing the national anthem in the school assembly. In classes, I was the […]
THIRD DAY IS A CHARM! (A day in the NC2021)
“People who stutter have the unique opportunity to teach the world to listen.” People attending the National Conference 2021 had a bit of a different Sunday. Most people switch off their alarms on Sunday but the proud stammerers all around the nation set their alarm for 8 a.m. No one wanted to miss even a […]
NC2021: Some Reflections
I am so happy that the three days of NC have gone so well, from every perspective. My happiness is doubled, even trebled, when I realise that all this has happened without me hovering all over NC like a compulsive mother hen! When I left home on 19th Sept. for Leh, there were two predominant […]
HOW TO PRACTICE ACCEPTANCE
When the whole world was thinking about their Friday night plans. I, Yatharth Sharma and some other wise people were witnessing an eye-opening session on How to practice Acceptance by Mr. Rihan Nasir, a proud stutterer, at the TISA’s National Conference 2021. The session started with some TISA members sharing their two cents on the […]
National Conference 2021
It’s that time of the year when we all come together and get into a festive mood. Yes, our very own festival! It gives us immense pleasure to announce our 11th National Conference (2021). Given the prevailing situation of the pandemic, this year too, the National Conference will be a virtual (online) event. It’s going […]
Feel The FEAR..
Counseling Tales : Indecision, self-doubt, Fear We in the north India have some funny stereotypes about South! May or may not be true but we love them. One such stereotype is that people from south are very intelligent. Of course it may not reflect in their politics! That is a different matter! Anyway. So I […]