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Dance Therapy at AIKYA

Vivekanand recalls how his dance miss Kala comes in a violet scooty to AIKYA. She conducts dance classes on Monday and Wednesday at 2 pm. Kala miss is a versatile dancer and teaches kuthu songs, patriotic songs, and cine songs too. The kids recall Bharatha Samudhayam Vazhgave, Vijay and Aadukalam songs. And a kodi or flag they used as a prop while dancing. Asked if they would suggest new steps to their teacher Kala, they said only few kids like Kumeel would do so. View AIKYA kids dancing karagam here.

Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is a form of Expressive Arts Therapy that heals emotions through movements.

Events for December

17th Dec Storytelling with Pratham Books Story A King Cobras Summer. 11th Dec AIKYA exhibited products at Muralis Mouna Raaagam music show with singer SPB at Kamarajar Arangam.

AIKYA makes Areca Plates

With so mnay parties and functions around the corner for New Year 2012, are you looking for eco-friendly food plates? Then visit AIKYA to purchase Areca Plates. AIKYA takes great care to make quality products. The raw materials for the Areca plates are bought from Coimbatore. The raw materials are soaked and dried.

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The dried materials are then fed to areca plate making machines. AIKYA has four machines that can make plates in the sizes of 6,8,10, and 12 inches. A person with special needs who has good physical styrength then presses a pulley/weight with his/her leg. This action cuts the plates into shape. Care should be taken to make maximum plates out of a sheath of raw material. So, are you ready to purchase and spread the good word about Areca plates made by AIKYA?

auditorium with their dance, songs, acting, and enthusiasm.

To read more about annual day celebration click here.

AIKYA honors achievers with Special Needs with Advithiya Awards on 23rd Nov
Advithiya means Second to None. The 30 achievers ran their own business or worked in corporates, NGOs and were well educated. And so they proved that they are second to none. Ms. Kannegi Packinathan, IAS, and Seceretary for the Dept of Welfare of Differently Abled was the Chief Guest at the function. AIKYA requested the govt to give a 1% job reservation for the differently abled. The HINDU Downtown T.Nagar had an article on the Advithiya awards.
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AIKYA Celebrates 20 Years of Service

The day 11/11/11 was very special for AIKYA too. The annual day celebrations and completion of 20 years of service was celebrated at Ragha Sudha Hall in Mylapore. Renowned carnatic singer Sudha Raghunathan was the chief guest. She sang, spoke and gave prizes and chocolates to AIKYA kids. The kids brightened the

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PICA Eating Disorder An To read more about Advithiya awards, click here.

Article by Parvathy Viswanath

Pica is a pattern of eating nonfood materials (such as dirt or paper). Causes: Pica is seen more in young children than adults. Between 10 and 32% of children ages 1 - 6 have these behaviors. Pica can occur due to a lack of certain nutrients, such as iron deficiency anemia and zinc deficiency, may trigger the unusual cravings. Pica may also occur in adults who crave a certain texture in their mouth. Symptoms: Children and adults with pica may eat:

Parvathy Viswanath Chats Online on 19th Nov

Why not use technology to create maximum awareness about special needs? A similar thought at AIKYA led to the online chat session of AIKYA Director Parvathy with four people seeking counseling.

AIKYA participated in District Sports on 23rd Nov

AIKYA participated in District Sports for special children and also sponsored food for 1500 children with special needs.

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Clay, Dirt, Hairballs, Ice, Paint, or Sand. This pattern of eating should last at least one month to fit the diagnosis of pica. To know more about PICA, click here.

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Volunteer at AIKYA
AIKYA is a non-profit making organization. So AIKYA runs on philanthropic contributions by individuals and organizations. All assistance is welcome financial and material. You can also spare a few hours a week for the children, tell them stories, teach them simple songs or play games like carom. Any support is accepted with gratitude and is duly acknowledged. By assisting us,

To donate go to http://www.aikya.org/payment.as p For volunteer application go to http://www.aikya.org/form2.htm

Contact Us
AIKYA is a Educational Trust Chennai. Registered located at

Contact AIKYA at Tel: (O) 91-44-24612668 Mobile: 9444960643 E-mail: info@aikya.org Website: www.aikya.org
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