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2024-2025

Article in the Indian Express about the Learn Conference 2024 by Sankalp

The LEARN 2024 Conference was covered in an article in the Indian Express, talking about the 2 day conference organized by Sankalp Trust, Chennai. Dr. Gitanjali Govindrajan, Founder and Executive Director of Snehadhara Foundation, was a speaker at the conference and the article spoke about her talk and focus on Arts Practices for Inclusion.

Dr. Gitanjali at the Learn Conference 2024 by Sankalp Chennai

Dr. Gitanjali Govindrajan, Founder and Executive Director of Snehadhara Foundation, was a speaker at the LEARN 2024 Conference on 21st September 2024, with a talk titled “Harmony in Diversity: Embracing Neurodiversity through Artistic Expression”. The talk provided a deep dive into the denotations and connotations of equity, neurodiversity, and inclusion. She emphasized how learning and education for neurodiverse individuals are intuitive, lifelong, and process-oriented, rather than merely outcome-driven.

Dr. Gitanjali's article "The Radicalisation of Indifference" in Deccan Herald

Our Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Gitanjali G Govindrajan wrote an article in Deccan Herald, “The Radicalisation of Indifference,” shedding light on the growing apathy towards the suffering of marginalized communities and urging us all to stand up, speak out, and act. At Snehadhara, we believe in the transformative power of Arts Practices for Inclusion to rebuild lives. As we deepen our work in the relief camps, the article called on the reader to join the movement, share the story, and stay connected to this project. The article was published on 11th September 2024.

Dr Gitanjali as Chief Guest at Arthotsav, Christ Bannerghatta Road

Our Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Gitanjali G Govindrajan, graced the Valedictory Ceremony of Arthotsav by ECONTAGO, The Economics Association at Christ University Bannerghatta Road, as the Chief Guest! Dr. Gitanjali addressed a gathering of over 400 students from the economics department on the compelling topic of “Empowering Youth as Change Agents for Sustainable Economic Growth and Development.” She also felicitated the winners of the festival’s exciting two-day events.

SF at Christ University SDG Cell on UN World Youth Skills Day

Dr. Gitanjali G Govindrajan, our Founder and Executive Director, was at Christ University Central Campus, where she gave a talk on “Youth Skills for Peace and Development” in celebration of UN World Youth Skills Day 2024. She addressed over 100 students from various Christ University campuses during the inauguration of their Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Cell. The event focused on the crucial role youth play in building peace and development through skill-building, and how this ties into the UN’s SDG goals. She covered topics including understanding conflict, conflict resolution, and the youth’s role in skill-building and being agents of change and innovators towards peace and development. She also highlighted Snehadhara’s approach to skill-building and its relevance to the overall theme.

2023-2024

Yashaswini Gupta at Vihaan 10.0, NMIMS, Bangalore

Our Associate Director Yashaswini Gupta was a panelist at Vihaan 10.0, a flagship event of Udyam, the Social Responsibility Committee of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Bangalore, which serves as a platform for collaboration between corporate entities and NGOs. This year, the focus was on “Innovation to Drive Social Change in Rural India,” aiming to address the diverse challenges faced by rural communities and uncover innovative solutions for sustainable progress.

Dr Gitanjali G Govindrajan at the 6th North-South Cultural Exchange Festival at Guinea

Dr Gitanjali, our Founder and Executive Director was a part of the month long training in African Djembe and community dance as a part of the 6th North-South Cultural Exchange Festival at Guinea created by Master Babara Bangoura Fakoly, for which they travelled to Faranah, Soros Island and Boke!

This three week of training culminated into a performance by the group of 26 students and the African drummers, also Mamady Keta’s students in Conakry. They performed three full rhythms that they learnt as a group and one which was only women and a fusion by team India that had dance, song and rhythm with konakol.

Featured in the Stories of Change Radio by Azim Premji University

Snehadhara Foundation’s Uhuru programme is at the centre of the first episode of Stories of Change, a radio programme by Azim Premji University. Broadcasted on radio and uploaded on the YouTube, this story is a celebration of the Uhuru programme that has continuously aimed to creative wholesome, inclusive and joyful learning experiences for all.

Featured in Deccan Herald on 21st June 2023

The Exemplars Awards by Rotary Club of Bangalore, where Snehadhara Foundation won the Outstanding NGO Award, were featured in Deccan Herald.

boAt x Snehadhara Foundation for Social Inclusion through the Arts

boAt’s collaboration with Snehadhara Foundation to encourage social inclusion through the arts for special needs and vulnerable groups in India was captured in media articles in May 2023. Through the project, Snehadhara aims to reach 1200 direct beneficiaries across marginalized populations in the country, including persons with disabilities, children in shelter homes, senior citizens, children in palliative care, and victims of abuse, amongst others.

2022-2023

Dr. Gitanjali Govindrajan on the cover of Mentor Magazine

Snehadhara Foundation’s work was recognized in Mentor Magazine by LXL Ideas, on the occasion of World Disability Day in 2022, through a cover interview with the Founder, Dr. Gitanjali G Govindrajan.

Featured in The Hindu on 2nd December 2022

Snehadhara Foundation was featured in The Hindu, with an article about people-first language to show sensitivity and dignity to everyone!

Featured in The Hindu on 9th November 2022

Snehadhara Foundation was featured in The Hindu, with an article about the incident where children with special needs were denied entry into the Golla Halli Railway Station, Bengaluru.

Featured in The Indian Express on 9th November 2022

Snehadhara Foundation was featured in The Indian Express, with an article about the exclusion that children faced at the Golla Halli Railway Station during a weekly field trip, and the subsequent action that followed.

Featured in Deccan Herald on 8th November 2022

Snehadhara Foundation was featured in Deccan Herald, with an article about the exclusion that children faced at the Golla Halli Railway Station during a weekly field trip.

Featured on the Twitter Account for Southern Command Indian Army (@IaSouthern)

Snehadhara Foundation was recognized for its work with children with disabilities at the Umang Special Care Centre, Alwar by the Twitter account for the Southern Command of the Indian Army.

Featured in radioandmusic.com on 15th April, 2022

Our constant aim at Snehadhara Foundation is to create an engaging community and ‘PaDa’ project brings us closer to our ambition. Music holds the power to transcend the shackles of social barriers that hinder social inclusion of vulnerable populations is why we are very excited to be part of this project and be introduced to various aspects of folk music, different traditions, different lifestyles on this journey!

2020-2022

Featured in Dainik Bhaskar on 3rd December 2021

On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Dainik Bhaskar did an exclusive interview with our Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Gitanjali Sarangan about the work that the organization does and the role we play in building an inclusive society! The interview centered around building awareness about children with intellectual disabilities, and the various modes in which opportunities can be created for them, especially using multi-art modalities as Snehadhara does.

Featured on 11th June, 2020 in FirstPost

Snehadhara Foundation has always been ahead of the “sensitivity curve”, constantly assessing and reassessing what’s best for our children. Aware of how often those of us in the disability sector fail to feature in the government’s policy radar, we’ve ensured that the online sessions we’ve created during the lockdown are holistic, therapeutic, educational and with a generous dose of fun.

Featured on 14th May in The Peninsula, Qatar’s Daily Newspaper

Leaders from progressive schools around the world have gathered for a Qatar Foundation webinar that highlighted how – in a COVID-19 era that has seen education shift online – children and their parents are beginning to help shape their own learning environments.

2013-2019

For an Education that displays the abilities of Being - El Cisne Newspaper

(The El Cisne newspaper is distributed throughout the Argentine Republic, as well as in Latin American countries, with a monthly circulation of 38,000 copies.The Swan its monthly publication dedicated exclusively to the theme of disability and distributed throughout Latin America.)

What Better Than The Arts? - medium.com on March 1, 2019

ABT to Create Empathetic and Inclusive Learning Spaces - An Eastern Perspective

How We Need A Better Understanding Of Intellectual Disabilities - indianwomenblog.org

Drama Therapy Gives Expression to Latent Feelings - The Economic Times

Art beats for them - Deccan Herald

Adventure therapy and special needs - Disability NGOs Alliance Newsletter

Let kids come to you, teach them through experience - Times of India

Learning through song & dance - Bangalore Mirror Bureau

Good Samaritan - Defeating Disability with Song & Dance is No Mean Task - The Economic Times

An all-inclusive Animal Farm - The Hindu

Moving Stories from an Educator - The New Indian Express

Art Courses for Children with Special Needs - The New Indian Express

Snehadhara: Compassionate Learning Through the Arts - The New Indian Express

HEALING THROUGH ART - ART ZOLO’S BLOG

An Alternate Rhythm - The Hindu

The story of water, live at Puttenahalli Lake - PNLIT blog

She teaches Special children without any hurdles or rules - Deccan Chronicle