Insights in to Dyslexia Issue through the Hindi film Taare Zameen Par

Last Sunday i went to watch the Hindi movie Taare Zamen Par (Hindi: तारे जमीन पर) featuring Aamir Khan in lead role. The story narrates about the difficulties faced by a eight year old Dyslexic child Ishaan(Darsheel Safary) in learning day to day subjects and his sufferings at the hands of teachers and parents. But the kid's exceptional artistic talent was identified and recognized by his art teacher(Aamir khan - who himself was a Dyslexic) brings out change in the boy by his unique style of teaching.

Aamir khan is portraid as a temprovary art teacher Nikumbh, who takes up the responsibility to develop and improve the kid's reading and writing abilities. Nikumbh uses unique and scientific method of teaching to make the kid learn easily and understand the fundamentals. This bring remarkable improvement of the kids progress in studies. And finally Nikumbh organizes an art fair for staff and students of the school. Ishaan's painting, which was creative and artistically good was declared as the winning painting and was printed on the front cover of school's year book.

Aamir khan has to be credited to go away from traditional action or romantic based script to that of a different unusual script. The message conveyed by the story was the problems of the dyslexic kids and how the society views them. Aamir Khan, as a director and producer, handled the delicate theme well to portray to audience about the disability, and how the school teachers and management view it.

After watching the movie i came to know about a NGO in chennai called as Madras Dyslexia Association(MDA), whose volunteers train Dyslexic kids to overcome their disabilites by scientific methods.

The Madras Dyslexia Association can be at:

Madras Dyslexia Assoxiation
11, Sambasivam Street
T. Nagar, Chennai 600017
Phone: 011-91-44-8234908

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Creative mind

At the end of college days during last day, i did an art work on egg shell and present to my class mate.
We went to madurai for my friends marriage and there i saw a big banner for a brand new apartment...i took this snap holding it in my hand

ICE Kachang

On one occasion our team went for a team lunch for successfully completing the project in a famous chinesse restaurant. A group of 8 boys (including myself) sat on a table, and each one started to order starters individually. We soon realized that the starters we have ordered was so huge that we have to complete our lunch only with starters itself. After finishing the starter only lunch we all ordered deserts with the items like ice cream, cool drinks, salads, etc. I went through the menu and noticed that there was a special ice cream called "icekachang" which was costliest of all the deserts.

I and my friend ordered the item and waited for 20 minutes or so while rest of my team mates completed their deserts. We created so much build-up about the desert item like special integrands and preparation (with out actually knowing any thing about it) to other people. At last the bearer brought our item to our shock it was plain ice flakes with colors and essence. We tasted a spoon but was horrible to even swallow, we tried to pass the item to other mates but every one understood how it would be and refused to eat it. We had no other go other than to consume the so called ice cream. One of the lighter moments was snapped by one of my team mate.

Murukz timing jokes

Once i along with my team mates went out for a group lunch to a popular restaurant. We placed our orders and waiting for the dishes. Next to our table a family was seated, in which a teenage girl was holding a three year old girl on her lap. A girl from my team on seeing the kid commented

"antha ponnu evvallavu cuta irrka ella?"
(Look at the girl she is so cute?).

For which out a sudden came a flash reply from me
"chinna ponna periya ponna ?"
(small girl or big girl)

Once one our team mate was discussing with me about a suitable gift for her parents on their wedding day. After much discussion she said a chain for my mother and pant/shirt for my father would be appropriate. she was not satisfied with the gift, and doubtfully asked it was suitable for them. Suddenly these sentences striked my mind "Being a daughter to them was a greatest gift given to your parents by GOD"
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