A Brushstroke of Unity on Independence Day: Celebrating a More Just and Inclusive World By Dr. Malay Kanti Dey and Bratati Choudhury, parents, founders – Chinsurah Sense Society, national SRV leaders Read More

The Long Walk to Belong By Geeta Mondol and S Ramanathan Vision combined with action can spearhead transformational change that may seem impossible. Timaben was a resident of a state mental health institution – she ended up there somehow, when she got separated from her family, and somehow reached a place far away from where...Read More

Opportunity, Possibility, and a Powerful Role By Dr. Naval Pant, parent, co-founder-PYSSUM, SRV leader Social Role Valorization (SRV) teaches us about the power of valued social roles and how such roles contribute to giving people access to the good things of life. One of those good things of life is a strong self-image and a...Read More

What’s behind a minor miracle? By Betsy Neuville Sometimes, the right circumstances arise to create a powerful moment of growth and a poignant recognition of identity and personhood. For deeply wounded and devalued people, oftentimes their identity gets reduced to an impairment, or the person is simply seen as a part of a group of...Read More

“It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done!” - Nelson Mandela By Chitra Paul, advocate, co-editor of Talking Fingers, SRV Leader, Tarun’s mother And Tarun Paul Mathew, student, writer, thinker, self-advocate, and co-author of the new book Talking Fingers and Chitra’s son.Read More