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.
The Sacred Feminine
About two months ago I was walking back to Shoonya Space with a friend for a performance from MTR canteen. Three trucks were parked on the side of the road blocking the street lights, creating a dark and narrow corridor on the sidewalk. A group of men were standing...
Do you feel included? An account of Namma Pride and Karnataka Queer Habba (2019)
It seemed like three parades walked from Majestic Metro Station to Town Hall in Bangalore yesterday. The Pride Parade in the middle and onlookers on either side of the revelling queer crowd. Somewhere in the middle, Aishwarya, a transgendered person clad in a black...
Inclusion is experiencing the fullness of Life
Mr. V. S. Basavaraju, State Disabilities Commissioner, Karnataka, is a fierce advocate for inclusion. Equal access to opportunities and the space and environment to work and live with ease for all – is the simple way in which he describes inclusion. His work over 4...
Finding enormous love or ‘Peranbu’ – A movie review
Peranbu is Tamizh for “compassion” or “enormous love.” Compassion and love are basic needs at the core of every human being but how many of us feel what is in our core? And for those who feel the need as a pulse, every moment, are they seen and heard? The Tamizh...
