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| 13th anniversary of Madhuram Narayanan Centre |
| Breathtaking show by special children |
| The exceptional children of Madhuram Narayanan Centre
(MNC), all under six years of age, gave a scintillating performance
at the Bala Mandir German Hall, Chennai, on December 12, 2002, enacting
stories from the Jataka Tales and the Panchatantra Stories. |
| Presented under the theme “Kandukondane Kandukondane”,
the children, playing the roles of a chick, lion cub and flock of
herons, brought out how one discovers one’s identity and one’s potential.
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| The parents of the children presented an impressive
bamboo dance performance, marked by confidence and pride. |
| The occasion was the 13th Anniversary of the
Madhuram Narayanan Centre for Exceptional Children, established
on 12th December 1989, to be a model centre to provide early
intervention services to children with mental retardation. These
services are based on the Upanayan Early Intervention programme
developed by Indchem Research and Development Laboratory in
1987-89. |
| Mrs C K Gariyali, Secretary to the Government
of Tamil Nadu in the Department of Social Welfare and Nutritious
Meal Programme was the Chief Guest. The Sanmar Group Chairman
Emeritus K S Narayanan presided over the function. In his presidential
address, ‘KSN’ appreciated the excellent work being done by
the Centre not only in providing early intervention services—to
over 2000 children so far—but also in training teachers from
other special schools and also motivating and professionally
supporting a number of organizations to set up schools for children
with the disability. He commended the dedicated services of
the teachers at the Centre and Professor P Jeyachandran for
his continued professional support to the institution. |
| Mrs Gariyali observed that the parental involvement
in the services at the Centre was something unique. While appreciating
the yeoman work being done at the Centre, she urged NGOs to
work together dedicating themselves to the cause of such children. |
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| MNC children showing their histrionic skills. |
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| Bamboo dance by some exceptional parents. |
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