<p>In an effort to shed more light on Autism Spectrum Disorders and their treatments, ‘Global Autism Convention’, a three-day convention was held recently in the City. <br /><br />The event also had a variety of other programmes like yoga, play therapy and use of computer and technology. <br /><br />There were 36 technical sessions which presented a broad spectrum of work in different areas of containment and mitigation of autism. <br /><br />On the second day, an entertainment night was conducted as a part of the convention. <br />The evening programme had performances by special children from ASHA and visually challenged children from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind, followed by a short semi-classical performance by Mihika Bolangady. <br /><br />The event started with an invocation by Akash from ASHA. <br /><br />He was followed by singer Mihika Bolangady who enthralled the audience with her extremely melodious voice. She began with a bhajan for Lord Ganesha and Goddess Saraswati. <br /><br />Her voice echoed through the auditorium as she sang flawlessly without any nervousness. The performance was engaging and beautiful. The final song was a natya geet which ended with much applause from the audience. <br /><br />The next performance was something that left the audience in awe. Six children from Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind performed a natyanjali and almost as soon as the dance began, everyone in the auditorium was applauding.<br /><br /> The performance was so well co-ordinated and beautiful that it was hard to believe that the children could not see. <br /><br />The hand movements were perfect and the enthusiasm was infectious. <br />After the first song, the children came out with an even more difficult deepanjali, where they danced with lamps in their hands. <br /><br />They performed difficult steps and in the end, presented a variety of poses as the audience cheered on. <br /><br />The next performance was by five young boys from ASHA School, who performed a Bollywood-style dance to the song Yeh Ishq Hain from the movie ‘Jab We Met’. It was hard to ignore the enthusiasm of the children. <br /><br />The last performance for the evening was by Sairam Iyer, a singer from Mumbai. <br />Sairam sang not only old and new Bollywood numbers but also in both male and female voices, entertaining everyone present. </p>
<p>In an effort to shed more light on Autism Spectrum Disorders and their treatments, ‘Global Autism Convention’, a three-day convention was held recently in the City. <br /><br />The event also had a variety of other programmes like yoga, play therapy and use of computer and technology. <br /><br />There were 36 technical sessions which presented a broad spectrum of work in different areas of containment and mitigation of autism. <br /><br />On the second day, an entertainment night was conducted as a part of the convention. <br />The evening programme had performances by special children from ASHA and visually challenged children from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind, followed by a short semi-classical performance by Mihika Bolangady. <br /><br />The event started with an invocation by Akash from ASHA. <br /><br />He was followed by singer Mihika Bolangady who enthralled the audience with her extremely melodious voice. She began with a bhajan for Lord Ganesha and Goddess Saraswati. <br /><br />Her voice echoed through the auditorium as she sang flawlessly without any nervousness. The performance was engaging and beautiful. The final song was a natya geet which ended with much applause from the audience. <br /><br />The next performance was something that left the audience in awe. Six children from Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind performed a natyanjali and almost as soon as the dance began, everyone in the auditorium was applauding.<br /><br /> The performance was so well co-ordinated and beautiful that it was hard to believe that the children could not see. <br /><br />The hand movements were perfect and the enthusiasm was infectious. <br />After the first song, the children came out with an even more difficult deepanjali, where they danced with lamps in their hands. <br /><br />They performed difficult steps and in the end, presented a variety of poses as the audience cheered on. <br /><br />The next performance was by five young boys from ASHA School, who performed a Bollywood-style dance to the song Yeh Ishq Hain from the movie ‘Jab We Met’. It was hard to ignore the enthusiasm of the children. <br /><br />The last performance for the evening was by Sairam Iyer, a singer from Mumbai. <br />Sairam sang not only old and new Bollywood numbers but also in both male and female voices, entertaining everyone present. </p>
