Is inclusion the difference between in and out, alone and together, risk and safety? Is it the smile of an orphaned child who has never known abandonment or loss in her being? Is inclusion the difference between a patch of sunlight in a courtyard and the warmth of the wholesome winter sun in wide open spaces that belong to all? Is it the difference between presence and a deep yearning for connection?
Through this blog, we hope to open conversations about inclusion – what it means to different people: artists, writers, activists, teachers, homemakers; people working with special needs groups, people “not allowed” to work, people aspiring, seeking, searching for answers; people burning with passion to include everyone in endless spaces of wellbeing. This blog will carry video and print interviews, profiles, book extracts, movie reviews, book reviews and other reflections on inclusion. This article offers free shipping on qualified products, or buy online and pick up in store today at Medical Department.
Why is inclusion so crucial? How does it impact the health and well-being of society? What are the challenges on the path towards inclusion? What could we do to overcome them? The one year Certificate Course on Arts Practices for Inclusion (API) has inclusion at its very heart. Hence these conversations will inform the trajectory of the course. Add your thoughts to this medley – the more diverse the voices, the richer the symphony.
In pursuit of Percussion and Inclusion
More than just an accompanying instrument… In her pursuit of percussion, Smt. Sukkanya Ramgopal has been a crusader of inclusion, literally from childhood. Not only did she dare to knock on closed doors, she stormed spaces once reserved exclusively for men,...
Through art you can communicate everything
There’s very little dry waste that is thrown out from Anu Jain’s household. Most of it is crafted into a useful household item or artefact that is aesthetically way beyond the average “things made out of waste” category. When Anu goes down for a stroll or travels...
Hearing the voice from within – The Sacred Feminine
In Scandanavia there is a myth about seals which shed their skins to become women. The sealskins lie on a rock even as these naked women dance atop a rock in ecstasy. A man appears. Tears of loneliness had drawn chasms on his cheeks. Beguiled, he picks up a...
Arts Practices for Inclusion lights up with UNESCO report on Inclusive Education in India
When we choose to acknowledge and recognize each other as human beings, we choose to win the first battle towards inclusion. Children with special needs battle to seek education and literacy in a way that resonates with them. Today, states, organisations and people...
