Bala Mandir celebrated its 73rd Anniversary on March 10th, 2022, in the Bala Mandir Cultural Centre Hall. The theme for the event was ‘Bala Mandir Pledges – A Way of Life’, and this was brought out through drama, dance and music, with all the children of the Chennai Home from […]
Bala Mandir Anniversary On 10th March 2022
On March 10th, the day of the Bala Mandir Anniversary, a Crèche was inaugurated by Ms Punitha Ramalingam, Member in Charge of the Infants & Toddlers Block. This Crèche has been planned for children of the Bala Mandir staff, old students of the Day Care Centre (which had been shut […]
S Manjubhashini Memorial Seminar On 5th March 2022
The annual S Manjubhashini Memorial (SMM) Seminar was held virtually on the 5 th of March 2022. The keynote speaker was Ms Mina Dilip – Psychologist, Trainer and Writer. The topic for discussion this year was ‘I.M.P.A.C.T of the Pandemic on Children and Our Role as Caregivers’. Over 30 participants […]
MNC Annual Sports Day – February 2022
The Annual Sports Day was conducted online during the third week of February 2022, for the EIC children and physically for Jivikam children. The children were divided into three groups – birth to 2 years (February 21st), 4 to 6 years (23rd February) and SRTC and Jivikam (25th February). The […]
Gandhi Connect – 26th February 2022
As part of the annual series called ‘Gandhi Connect’, a virtual seminar was conducted on the 26 th of February 2022, by Dr V R Devika of Aseema Trust on the topic ‘Spin a Yarn – Value Education through principles and life incidents of Gandhiji’. Teachers of Standard VI, VII […]
Kamaraj Day 15th July 2022
The Education unit celebrated the birth anniversary of Thiru. Kamaraj, on 15th July 2022. This day is also celebrated as Education day in Tamil Nadu. The schools presented a fantastic program depicting the life and core values that Kamaraj believed in. Ms. Nandita Krishnan, correspondent of Vidyodaya School, was the […]
MNC 32nd Annual Day 12th Dec 2021
The 32nd Annual Day of the Madhuram Narayanan Centre for Exceptional Children was celebrated in the Assembly Hall of the P-H Mortensen building on December 12th, 2021. Mr N Kumar, President of Bala Mandir, was the Chief Guest for the day. The theme of the day was ‘Animals’, and the […]
VIKALPA LAB 10th Dec 2021
An interesting initiative taken up in the Satyamurthi High School was the creation of the Vikalpa Lab. The Lab is a workspace where young minds can give shape to their ideas through hands-on do-it-yourself mode of learning, which will increase their creativity and innovation. The main objectives of the initiative […]
Training Programs in Bala Mandir Research Jan-Mar 2021
“The BMRF team took up two training projects in the quarter from January to March 2021, with the NGOs SOS Village and Suraksha (based out of Nagercoil), in addition to its long-running Gummidipundi project. The training programmes were conducted completely online.” The SOS programme focused on capacity building training for […]
BM 72nd Anniverssary March 2021
“Due to the lockdown, the Balu Sir Summer Camp was held in the Bala Mandir Home, from May 3rd to May 15th. This is held annually in memory of Mr Vishy Gaitonde, fondly known to the children as Balu Sir. The Camp began with an inauguration held on May 3rd. […]