Anvesha Talents Meet 2008

Talent Meet for Differently Abled

The Cadabam group of psycho-social rehabilitation centre is organizing Anvesha Talents Meet 2008 for institutions engaged in rehabilitation of persons with mental disability on 8th November. The events covered include chess, folk dance, anthakshari and rangoli. Sri Balagangadharanatha Maha Swamiji, BN Vijayakumar, Jayanagar MLA, Dr. S.M. Channabasavana, Prof. Emeritus in Psychiatry, former Director & Vice Chancellor of NIMHANS, Medical Director,  Cadabam, H.Y. Vasanth Kumar, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, will chair the event.

For the valedictory the guests to be present include Shobha Karandlaje , Minister of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, BG Nanda Kumar, IAS, Joint Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. D. Nagaraja, Director & Vice Chancellor, Nimhans, Dr. V. Rajeev, District & Vice Chancellor, Dr. S.M. Channabasavanna, Prof. Emeritus in Psychiatry, Former Director & Vice Chancellor of NIMHANS and Medical Director Cadabam.

Cadabam plans to set up a "Home Away from Home" offering solace to the suffering individual and family alike, where the atmosphere would be of a large extended family in which the residents would get comfort, security, love and kindness of the family, with psychosocial Rehabilitation Programmes and medical care administered by experts in respective areas.

Considering the need for providing a "Home away from home" for the mentally disabled, Cadabam's started a residential care centre in Nov.1992, to provide short and long term residential psycho-social rehab and care for the chronic mentally ill in Bangalore, in memory of Late Amitha M. Cadabam, a mentally retarded child, who died at a untimely age of 23, in a rented premises near Konankunte on Kanakapura Road. In 1997 the centre was shifted to its own premises. The new campus spread over a sprawling 18 acre of land is located on, Bangalore-Kanakapura main road, about 20kms from the famous Banashankari Temple, Bangalore.

The home at present has around 220 residents both men and women, of different age groups, hailing from all over the country and some NRI's as well. The Home is ideally located in rural Bangalore, away from dust and din of the metropolis, amidst lush greenery and agricultural lands, providing a very healthy, clean unpolluted peaceful atmosphere bringing solace to the mind and body, alike.  Dr.S.M.Channabasavanna Prof. Emeritus & former Director and Vice Chancellor, NIMHANS  is the Medical Director. Ms.M.K.Saraswathi a qualified psychologist is the Administrator of the Home and is one of the Trustees.

Cadabam's is approved by the Government of Karnataka as a licensed Rehabilitation Centre under Mental Health act 1987".(Mrs) Sudha R.Cadabam actively associates her self in the internal administration of the Home, particularly in planning the menu, purchase of personal needs of Residents, House keeping etc.,and is affectionate "Aunty" to the Residents and staff members of our organisation.

She has been the main support to Mr. Ramesh M. Cadabam and has stood by him all these years.
Cadabam's considers itself very fortunate to have Dr.S.M.Channabasavanna as it's Medical Director. A Pre-eminent Psychiatrist, he brings with him several decades of experience in Mental Health Management to the advantage of our Residents. As a member of many National & International bodies in Mental Health Care, he has enhanced the reputation of Cadabam's. His expertise in Mental Health area, not only in the field of Psychiatry, but also in Administration & Management has benefited Cadabam's in many ways. The credit for introduction of Training in Psychiatric Nursing for students of Nursing, confirming to the syllabus of Indian Nursing Council and Cadabams getting recognition by the Karnataka State Nursing, Council, introduction of short term rehabilitation Care goes in a large measure to him. Family Counselling as a vital ingredient of Psychosocial rehabilitation, and as minimum a Medication as possible are all-marks of his psycho-therapy.

Ms.Saraswati, in our formative years and through out these days has brought professionalism in the administration. She has established the principles and practices in almost all areas of residential Care, which have stood the test of time and stand validated. Mr. Ananthrag Yalamuri is the youngest member of the Management team. His young age finds instant acceptance by the youthful residents of the Home.

Cadabam's:  Gulakamale Village, Near Kaggalipura, Kanakapura Road,, 17th Mile, Post - Taralu,
Bangalore - 82, Ph : 080-28432841 / 845, E-Mail: cadabams@bgl.vsnl.net.in