Latika Vihar – Latika Roy Foundation’s inclusive play center
A Circle of Love in Hyderabad: The Moy Moy’s Circle Book Discussion
A lovely Saturday gone by in Secunderabad as Our Sacred Space filled with friends, well-wishers, and students from around the world gathered for a discussion on Moy Moy’s Circle: A True Story of Love, Disability and the World We Can Build Together. Written by Suchitra Shenoy, Moy Moy’s Circle – our book! — is inspired […]
You Chance to Join Moy’s Circle is Here!
For over 30 years, we’ve told the story of how Latika began, with one tiny baby born on a mountain road. Moy Moy’s life, her mother Jo’s faith, and a family’s refusal to give up became the catalyst for everything that followed: a movement for dignity, inclusion, and joy for disabled children across India. That […]
Now Out! ‘Moy Moy’s Circle’: A Story That Became a Movement
5 September, Teachers’ Day, is a day that’s always been close to our hearts because it’s our teachers — educators, therapists, mentors – who carry our work forward every single day. This year, the day carried an added joy: the launch of Moy Moy’s Circle: A True Story of Love, Disability and the World We […]
A Season of Joy
Our centers have been all abuzz the last couple of months. From a splashy summer party to a talent show, Raksha Bandhan, Yoga Day, World Music Day, Harela Parv, and Independence Day, our events were all about being confident, healthy, happy and whole. The Summer Mela, with its food stalls, games, a movie corner, and […]
3 Punjabis & 1 American Fight About Furniture
In a good way. Every part of this building adventure has been exciting and full of discoveries. But buying new furniture has a shiny sparkle that bricks and stairways can’t compete with. On the other hand, everyone feels qualified to have an opinion. I mean, we all sit in chairs; we all have our own […]
Fire Hoses and Paved Roads
This is what the building looked like the last time Madhu, our architect, came for a visit. A muddy ground, a busy work crew and a buzz of progress in the air. Madhu’s inspections are minute – he looks at the quality of the work, the faithfulness to design and whether there is strict adherence […]
What Spaces Can Do
I took another Latika team down to the building site a few months ago to show them how things were progressing. Look how they responded to the first classroom they walked into. This photograph never fails to make me smile. I had just said: “Look at this – it’s going to be a classroom,” and […]
Experiential Learning at Latika: Seeing, Tasting, Moving, Talking
Our current premises are a little more constrained than we’d like, for sure, so it’s a good thing that learning at Latika doesn’t end with the four walls of a classroom. That’s because our curriculum includes something many children rarely get enough of: experiential learning. Experiential learning is exactly what it sounds like — learning […]
At Latika Adda, Friendship is not a Programme
Eleven members of Latika Adda, India’s only leisure club for disabled adults, visited The Doon School recently. Accompanied by three members of staff, they received a warm welcome from Ms Seetha and student leader Lakshya. The objective of the visit was to enable Adda members and Doscoes to meet, share stories about themselves, their lives […]