Shayama Chona
FounderFounder of Tamana
Shayama Chona is the founder of Tamana (1984)[1], an Indian non-profit working on disability and education from New Delhi.
Tamana
Founded in 1984 by Padma Bhushan awardee Dr. Shayama Chona, Tamana runs special education centres in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, including India's first dedicated autism rehabilitation and research centre, a skill development and NIOS centre, and a residential facility. It was among the first Indian institutions to treat autism as a distinct disability and pioneered reverse integration in early education.
Tamana reports the following, on its own site:
- Tamana NGO has survived extreme hardships, including living through times without the basic amenities of adequate shelter, electricity and water, and today can boast of three completely independent and committed schools, in their very own buildings in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi.
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- New Delhi
- Founded
- 1984
- Press
- 2
References
- [1] “Padmashri & Padmabhushan awardee, Founder & President, Tamana” — Tamana. Source
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