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The meeting of Epilepsy Support Group Uttejan was held 07-03-2010 at Tridal Hall at IPH between 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

The topic was,” What is Epilepsy?”

It was a very informative and interactive session by eminent speaker Dr. Kamaljeet Singh. It was attended by 58 people. It was an excellent experience for the people with epilepsy and their care-givers, as per the feed-back given immediately by them. The relevance of the talk was appreciated by all, because most of them could get satisfactory answers for their queries, which they hadn’t been able to ask their respective neurologists, due to time constraint.

The next meeting of “UTTENJAN” will be held on 11-04-2010, Sunday at 4.00 pm at Tridal Hall, IPH.

Topic: Effects of Epilepsy on Intelligence and behavior.

Eminent Speaker would be Ms. Siddhika Panjwani (Neuro Psychologist)

 

 P.S. CD recordings of three sessions together are being done for those who have missed attending any session

 

It was third year of VEDH and morning of Sunday 10th January brought hundreds of students and parents at Tapadia Auditorium at Aurangabad. The seating capacity was full and live projection was relayed in the foyer of the auditorium where many were attending. The theme was ‘Dhyas and Abhyas’ i.e. Inspiration and Perspiration in career. Organized by Tender Care High School and a group of its parents, VEDH carries the spirit of Thane VEDH to Aurangabad.

World famous authority in Mathematics, Dr. Nitin Nitsure working in TIFR, Mumbai was the first guest. He had clarity of views and a genuine concern for future of the student community. With Dr. Anand Nadkarni as author, Dr. Nitsure was his own analytical self but very lucidly simple.

Interspersed with lively VEDH songs the sessions gained momentum. Chandrashekhar Bhadsawale, a pioneer in Agro tourism unfolded his journey with a AV presentation. This was followed by a session with Vitthal Kamath, who literally gripped the audience with his wit, humor and energy. It was a ‘Hat Trick’ interview of Vitthal Kamath in VEDH after Thane & Ahmednagar. A great supporter of VEDH & IPH, Mr. Kamath, never turns down these invitations.

Ms. Manisha Mhaskar, (IAS) a senior public servant added a dimension to the proceedings by weaving eyeopening anecdotes in her narration. An upright & innovative officer can really bring about change in the system, she asserted. Sagar Badawe, (deaf and mute swimmer), Tejaswini Mulaye (rifle shooter) and Makarand Joshi (gymnast turned coach) made the next session memorable by their sincere sharing. Dr. Anand Nadkarni then had a QA session of 40 minutes with audience. The avid participation of students proved, VEDH has ARRIVED in Aurangabad.

Dr. Anand Nadkarni has put together a two and a half hour presentation on Anger Management. In December 2009 he had presented this show (with PPT support) in Pune. Saturday 9th January was his second show at Aurangabad. Aptly titled, ‘Aare Santap Santap’ this show received tremendous response. Over a thousand people in rapt attention viewed the presentation that blends Modern Psychology with Hindu Philosophy and covers analysis of anger by Dnyaneshwar, Shankaracharya, Vinoba, Eknath, Ramdas amongst others.

Presented as Dr. Nadkarni’s own journey to study his own emotions, this scholarly work is also interesting & captivating. It blends eastern & western perspectives and defines principles of Anger Management.

Sachin Gaonkar, Co-ordinator of audiovisual wing of IPH was there with his crew and the event was filmed on a three camera set-up. DVD of this event which was released on 16th March 2010 by AVAHAN the AV unit of IPH.