Empowering Minds, Inspiring Lives.
Trustees
Management and Staff
Our staff is our life force. We always strive to create a supportive and encouraging work environment for our staff. They ensure every program runs smoothly and that all children get whichever interventions they need. They ensure every therapy program is designed in keeping with the intellectual abilities of the child and their individual needs. The positive and supportive work environment ensures trust in our work policies with good retention of staff year on year. At Tamahar, our staff are encouraged to aspire for growth, and they do it with great gusto and amazing levels of excitement!
Our Founder
Ms. Vaishali Pai
Vaishali, an Occupational Therapist (OT) with a distinguished career spanning three decades, holds the esteemed title of a Gold medallist in both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Her extensive expertise has been honed through collaborations with renowned institutions like the Spastics Society of India, Mallya Hospital, Vydehi Institute of Rehabilitation, and Align Centre.
As a certified Early Interventionist, Vaishali demonstrates remarkable proficiency in caring for infants and newborns, showcasing her abilities in diverse situations and facilities. Her specialized focus includes Paediatric Rehabilitation and Sports Rehabilitation, employing a diverse set of techniques such as Occupational Therapy methodologies, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and Pranic Healing.
Vaishali stands out among the founders of some of the best organizations for developmentally disabled individuals. Utilizing her certification as an NLP practitioner to master methodologies crucial for remedial teaching, her expertise extends to children facing learning challenges and those on the Autism spectrum, as well as those dealing with hyperactivity or attention deficit issues.
Looking towards the future, Vaishali plans to incorporate the lesser-known technique of EMG Biofeedback. This innovative approach holds promise for aiding both children and adults in dealing with physical dysfunction resulting from brain damage. Vaishali’s dedication and diverse skill set underscore her role as a key figure in schools for autism in Bangalore and developmental disabilities organizations.
Our COO
Ms. Tripti B G
The first one to join Tamahar 15 years ago, Tripti has been the all important pillar and the driving force behind our stupendous growth in such a short time. She currently is the COO overlooking all the programs that run providing services for the children and their families. Having worked as a volunteer with an organisation for the visually impaired before joining Tamahar, she had the right amount of empathy and understanding to work in this sector.
Working from the ground-level up, she started working as an interventionist in the Early intervention Program. She was handling individual sessions of children which grew into group sessions. She has hands on learning of strategies to achieve the goals set for children along with managing behaviour issues and communication problems of these children.
She enrolled herself for a Diploma course in Autism which helped her understanding of the children with autism better. By the time she completed the diploma, she had about 3 years of work experience.
Tamahar had started Functional Academics program which she helped design and started training other interventionists. The programs kept growing in terms of the number of children, the syllabus for them and the other functional skills that were planned for them.
Tripti’s caring nature for her team is responsible for them growing from strength to strength.
Ms. Sridevi S
Senior Operations Officer
Ms. Meenakshi Kumar
Partnerships Manager
Mr. Sivakumar
Business Development Manager
Operations Team
Honorary Members
Ms. Sree. R. Rao
Ms. Sangamithirai. K
Manager - Knowledge Management
Program Managers
Ms. Lakshmi
EI Manager
Ms. Sumathi C
PVSW Manager
Ms. Kranti Ukey
FA Manager
Ms. Komala Devi
Outreach Project Manager
Ms. Umaina Hafeez
MHS Manager
Therapy Team
Ms. Thushara Abhilash
Physiotherapist
Ms. Megha
Speech Therapist
Social Worker
Mr. Rajesh
Social Worker
Consultants
Ms. Deepthi Madhavan
Music Therapist
Ms. Chandra Kothari
Yoga Therapist
Our Staff
Our Volunteers and Interns
