Mr. Shrikrishan Chiplunkar.

Please meet 82 years young Mr. Shrikrishan Chiplunkar.Chiplunkar Uncle as he is fondly referred to, is a versatile multi-talented flutist, caricature-artist, writer and numerologist among many other incredible skills he has.Chiplunkar uncle lost his legs in a railway accident at the age of 18. He lives with his very supportive wife, Geeta. Uncle says he always has a positive attitude to life despite his disability and other personal setbacks in his life.Please meet this truly intriguing and inspiring Gentleman and get to know his experiences.Uncle will also play the flute for us live, do a caricature for us and also take questions from all of you on Numerology.

Ritvik Rajan is congenitally visually challenged artist with cognitive impairment and sensory and fine motor deficiencies. But he is a musical prodigy with a perfect pitch. Till the age of 10 years, his only communication medium with the external world was music. Even at the age of two years, he used to answer any question posed to him through apt Bollywood songs even though he did not even know the meaning of a single word in Hindi. Music has occupied his linguistic brain to such an extent that it has become his mother tongue.<br /> Ritvik’s first stage performance was at the age of 9 years and since then, he has been enthralling music aficionados all over the country and abroad. Ritvik has performed so far on more than 2000 stages in India, Bangkok and United Arab Emirates. Ritvik Rajan is trained in Hindustani Classical Music for about 18 years and is still continuing to learn. He is also trained in Western Classical music( cleared grade 5 from TC London) and has cleared Grade 8 of Rock and Pop music from Trinity College London very recently with distinction securing 94% marks. Ritvik is very versatile in his singing. He sings in about 8 Indian languages and most genres of Indian and Western music. He is a B – High artist of All India Radio, Bangalore. He has been a recipient of many awards. His contribution to the field of Music was recognised by the Government of Karnataka through Rajyotsava award in the year 2016. He sings both Indian and Western songs. He has performed for Mysore Dussehra festival and Vishwa Kannada Sammelan Utsav at Belgaum and Dharwad Utsav. Ritvik has been teaching music to students from 2012 at home. He is working as a music teacher at Delhi Public School (Bangalore – North) since 2013.It would be worthwhile to mention here that Late Dr. Abdul Kalam, Ex- President of India, visited him at home and listened to Ritvik and Roshan (his elder brother, who is no more), appreciating their talent and blessing him with his undying spirit for achievement.

Visually Impaired Vocalist and Violinist. He has an MA in Music “Vocal” from Delhi University and a Sangeet Visharad in instrumental music “violin” from Gandharv Maha Vidyalaya. Gokul is also a Music teacher in Govt. Sarvoday Kanya Vidyalay Vijay Nagar Delhi. A Violinist in Swarotkarsh Musical Group “senior most artist in the group”. Here are some of his Special abilities: Indian classical music, semi classical music and bollywood songs perfectly can play in violin is his expertise and is also a Music composer in the group. He is also a Radio artist `{`grade B`}` at Akashvani Rohtak Hariyana and also a Keyboardist. His Solo performances include: 1. Indian classical violin instrumental performance in Islamic Cultural Centre `{`solo`}`. 2. Indian Classical violin instrumental performance Hindi Bhavan ITO `{`solo`}`. 3. Violin performance in Hari Vallabh Sangeet Sammelan Jalandhar, Panjab 4. Violin performance brijendra college Faridkot Panjab 5. Violin performance in Swarangan Musical Society Fazilka Panjab 6. A Musical tour in US for the period of 2 and half months with various performances

Meet C. V. Surendran from Heartbeat Foundation Ramana Varakur Srinivasan. Artist, Painter.Spinal Muscular Atrophy has not stopped him. Please tune in and support him.

Meet Suvedha Ganesh. Speech-Hearing Impaired Artist –Her canvas, brush & colours these constitute her silent world. Suvedha was born in 1990 in Chennai. She was born with Hearing & Speech Impairment. However, she was an un-daunting child to spirited parents. Suvedha finished her school and completed her Bachelors in Fine Art in the Government College of Fine Arts Chennai. Her works have been showcased in many art galleries and got the appreciation of many art lovers. This apart, she has been the recipient of many awards and recognitions, the notable one being the Individual Outstanding Creative National Award from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, New Delhi in 2010. Suvedha teaches art in Vel School, Chennai'. Join us on October 3, 8:30 pm IST and 8 am PST to get to know Suvedha and support her. Join us to watch her do a live piece of art!

Meet Anand. He was born in Chennai on 27th October 1973 and has a Bachelor in Arts (Psychology) and a Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting) at the Kalakshetra Foundation, Collage of Fine Arts, Chennai. He completed his Advance Diploma in Multimedia (Design Applications) at the Arena Multimedia -Division of Aptech. He mainly uses pallet knives in doing landscapes in impressionistic style in different mediums like Oil, Acrylic and also brush works in Water colour. He has also been the recipient of One time Scholarship from Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, Chennai., Junior Fellowship to Outstanding Artists in the field of Painting from Department of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi and State Award from Tamil Nadu Ovia Nun Kalai Kuzhu - Department of Art & Culture, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. He has held innumerable one-man shows and Group Shows too. Having been diagnosed with Congenital Arterio-Venous Malformation of Spinal Chord in 2012 this is seen as an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the spinal cord, a congenital (present at birth) deformity, having to do with arteries, veins and with the spine. This irreversible health condition is defined as 70% disability, causing Problems with moving (motor deficits); Pain, tingling and numbness (sensory deficits); Spinal column deformity, Bulging blood vessel (aneurysm) High blood pressure in the veins (venous hypertension), which can cause fluid accumulation (edema) and tissue death due to lack of<br /> oxygen (spinal cord infarction) as well as Haemorrhage, which can accelerate spinal cord damage . This brave artist need our admiration and support.

Meet Suseela Kandhaswamy. She is a differently abled artist from the interior part of Salem, India. She is 25 yrs old and suffers from ACONDROPLASIA disease - this prevents her from being able to walk or stand for the last 15 yrs and she is only able to sit in a chair with assistance. She is an incredibly talented sketcher and has learned it without any training or guidance. She started sketching from childhood and with good support from her family and others able to continue and improve her talent. Susheela is extremely positive about life with a never give up attitude, and a smile on her face.<br /> Susheela’s dad is a Pattu (Silk) weaving worker and mom is a home maker. She has a older sister(Malar Vizhi) and a younger brother who passed away. Her family comes from economically weaker section having single source of income. She has received several certifications as part of her drawing talent.We are excited to have Suseela in the A4A initiative. Please watch our event live on September 21, and get to know Susheela and watch her sketch and paint!

We are extremely excited to have Jyothi featured in A4A! Meet Jyothi. She is 19 years old and is visually and intellectually challenged from birth. This did not stop her from following her passion and excelling in it. Jyothi is a “Isai Kalaimani” and has a 3 year diploma in violin, has passed the music teacher’s training with distinction, and is currently a senior (3rd year) doing her Bachelor’s in Arts specialising in violin in Tamil Nadu Music Fine Arts University.<br /> She is also a student of Hindustani Music, Western Violin and plays the keyboard. Jyothi has performed solo musical concerts and devotional singing including violin and keyboard. She also teaches Carnatic music to students online. Jyothi has also been a playback singer in the movie, “Adangathey” and has won the best debutante award. She has also had special mentions in Raindrops, JCI Sivakasi, Netrodaya, Orchestra raps, Abdul Kalam vision 2020 to name a few. Jyothi has been published in Dinamani, dinamalar, Aval Vikatan, Mangayar Malar etc and featured on Sun TV, Podigai, Vijay TV, News 7 etc. She has also performed in Malaysia and Scotland. Please join us on September 21 on World Peace Day to watch her live and get to know her and listen to her sing a Carnatic composition!

Meet 19 year old Aishwarya. She was born visually impaired. Raised in Bengaluru, India she is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Sociology and Economics. Her dream is to pursue a career in the field of Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Sciences.Although Aishwarya was born visually impaired, that did not stop her from developing a passion towards creative art forms like dance and music.She learned Bharatanatyam while young and has performed Classical Dance on 15 different occasions. Despite her visual challenges, she pursued her passion and she is thankful for the social support and wonderful organisations who are coming forward to grow her artistic passions. She hopes everyone has faith in themselves and can face any challenges that come their way with courage and determination. Get to know Aishwarya on September 21st and watch her Bharatanatyam dance performance! Thanks Aishwarya for being part of A4A!

Meet Ellie Kidder (aka Ellie Sherman). Ellie was born hearing impaired but was not discovered until she was 3 years old. By that time, she felt vibration from floor and knew someone is behind her and learned to read lips naturally.<br /> One day, her mother told her to close the door since it was cold out. She did not respond while playing with her older sister. She called out a couple of times and this confirmed what she had suspected all along. Later, a visit to audiologist confirmed that she indeed, was profoundly hearing impaired.<br /> So she adopted oralism approach which was popular during 1950’s, by not allowing her to read lips but to rely on what is left of her hearing which just barely existed. Ellie didn’t learn American Sign Language until she was 16 at high school for the Deaf on world’s only liberal art university for the Deaf. She was born as a gifted child. One day as a three year old child, she ran through the door to outside at front yard as soon as thunderstorm came to pass. Suddenly, she couched down on the sidewalk, looking at the puddle. For an hour she splashed it with her hand and carefully observed patterns of all kinds spreading across. She held her hand up, blocked the sunshine. It created a shadow. She blew water surface and saw how it will respond. To this day, she still continues to analyze water surface at lakes. At all this time, her mother observed and knew it would be her destiny for future.<br /> She did my first portrait at 7 years old, it was her classmate and his name was Walter and remembers it vividly like yesterday. As a teenager, she asked her mother for her Christmas wish which was anatomical books and still collect it to this day and still studying. Same goes with horses. In high school, in art classes, instructors examined her skill and found none of their textbooks matched her skill level. Instead, she studied on university level for sculpture. In the last few years, despite doing caricatures at various festivals, private parties, city events and so forth, she decided to take it up to the next level. Formal caricature. And to her delightful surprise, discovered it is far more meaningful to have a formal caricature done than I would with a formal, photorealism type of portrait, either in oil paint, watercolor, colored pencils or pencils. Formal caricatures spark deep discussion among viewers into depth of honesty of a subject, of which she does not normally see with a straight, formal portrait. Her deepest passion of all, human head sculpture. She holds it near and dear to her heart but not quite so accessible due to prohibitive cost of materials and art studio space, so she rarely could work on this.<br /> Ellie also does ceramic art, usually imprinted clay surface with actual leaves found outside clay studio and turn it into functional wares. She hopes if she were to be blessed, to return and study anatomy of human head. Please tune in on September 21, on World Peace Day to get to know Ellie live and see her work. Thank you Ellie for inspiring us with your story.

Meet Foot Artist Ramakrishnan ( RK as he likes to call himself) is orthopaedically handicapped, suffering from cerebral palsy, which has rendered him absolutely without any control over his motor movements.<br /> Due to his handicap, he could not attend school, was home taught and is dependent on others for his daily activities. But this did not stop him from trying to do things with his foot. He has an exceptionally above average IQ, is a keen observer. He used to build structures using lego blocks, solve the rubik cube puzzle, move chess coins all with his right foot. His uncle, who is an architect, encouraged him to paint on eggshells, and he realised he loved working with colors.<br /> He began experimenting with colors from the age of 15years and since then, there has been no looking back. He became a member of the MFPA( mouth and foot paiting artist) association in 1990, from which he receives a monthly stipend and this has helped him to lead a dignified life and continue with his painting.<br /> His other interests are watching movies, listening to music and playing chess. Join us live on September 21, World Peace Day to learn more about RK and watch his paintings! Thanks for being part of ARTABlLITIES 4 ALL!<br />

Meet Kelly Coleman. She is a 30-year-old technology specialist in Nebraska United States. She has a masters degree in special education specifically in visual impairment. She is a dog lover and has a guide dog named Helene. She started painting in graduate school as a hobby and have been doing it ever since. She has a passion for education and feels that everyone is entitled to it. She went blind at three months old due to retinal detachment But Kelly has never let that stop her from pursuing anything for herself. She will be one of our featured artists on September 21. Join us to learn about her life and watch her paint live blindfold. Thanks Kelly for being part of ARTABLITIES 4ALL

Mr. V.S. Basavaraju - State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities

Mr. V.S. Basavaraju, State Commissioner for Persons with Disability, Karnataka Chief Guest: Mr. B.V. Basavaraju, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. Mr. Basavaraju is undoubtedly one of the most respected and beloved officers from the disability space in Karnataka. For over 30 years, Basavaraju has worked relentlessly for the welfare of people with disabilities in the state and empowered many people. Basavaraju says that ever since a young age, he wanted to work closely in the disability space. Basavaraju and his team has many plans for the future. He is striving to make a positive change in the disability sector in Karnataka. But what he wants to see the most is a support system for caregivers of disabled people. “Mothers of many disabled children go through a lot of stress and trauma. So we are trying to identify programmes to support them”, he says. Basavaraju is also working on looking into ways to ensure that the government and societal system becomes more open towards people with disabili

Mr. Sve Shekher Venkataraman

Guest of Honor Mr. S. Ve. Shekar, actor, director, producer, and social-activist. S. Ve. Shekhar is a Tamil playwright and film actor. Shekher's stage career began in 1974 when he acted in his first stage play. He entered Kollywood as a still photographer for the film Mogham. Then, was spotted by director K. Balachander who provided him a role in the film Ninaithale Inikkum and later gave him a full-fledged role in his movie Varumayin Niram Sivappu.`{`24`}` After performing movie roles in around 96 Tamil films, Shekher moved into television, appearing in Vanna Kolangal and Nam Kudumbam. Vannakolangal created a sensation as it was re-telecast eight times in Doordarshan. An expert in broadcast, sound effects and theatrics, he won the Best All India Programme Producer Award for four years in a row from RAPA (Radio & Television Advertisers & Producers Association). As a photographer, his colour transparencies have adorned the covers of popular Tamil magazines. Encouraged by the success of a Singapore drama tour in 1973, he formed his drama troupe, Natakhapriya, which has so far staged 24 plays, with over 6,200 shows. His troupe frequently tours the United States, Europe, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates. In 2015, S. Ve. Shekar got appointed as one of the members of Central Board of Film Certification.

Mr. Rahool Saksena

Guest of Honor Mr. Rahool Saksena, Former Artist in Residence at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Saksena is an avant-garde artist, he has the passion for reviving age-old crafts that generate employment. As an Artist of Change, he transforms everyday mediums and materials into unexpected art forms. He strongly believes that his passion and constant quest for transformation forms his core and creates a solid foundation for myriad possibilities of creative expressions. Over the years, this creative genius has spent substantial time working on commissioned art for several organizations, such as Ford, HSBC, Murugappa, Air Asia, GO IP, and Radio Mirchi among others, designing logos, gifts and much more. He presented his masterpieces and narrated his experiences while creating each piece. Saksena also was the Artist-in-Residence at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. His gift to the President was the sculpture of a dancing peacock, Nritya, its crown and beak gold-plated, with feathers of fused glass, set against a backdrop of rain carved into wood, and framed in raw silk; an ode to the Peacock Apartment that he was housed in, while he stayed there. With years of experience in advertising and a penchant for creativity, his mind sees art everywhere and in everything.

Rotary Meridian of Coimbatore & Eshitha Media USA

Very thrilled to have acclaimed musician Mr. P. Unnikrishnan and daughter Uttara as our Chief Guests for this event. We are featuring the talented artists, some of who you have met in the A4A launch with Eshitha media. Join us and support the Voice of the Visually Challenged in this live event. Please support these artists and if you wish to donate towards this cause please private message us at artablities4all@gmail.com . Artablities 4 All Sciartsrus Inclusion Beyond Abilities Trust IBAT Eshitha Media USA

Eshitha Media USA

Artabalities 4 All (A4A) in partnership with Eshitha Media USA will be bringing you Navrathri Special by our extremely talented differently abled, visually impaired artists, Aiswarya who will be doing a Baratnatyam Dance piece and Ruthwik who will render melodious Bhajans. Please join us October 17, at 7 pm PST and October 18, at 8 pm PST to support these differently abled artists! Thank you Eshitha Media for this great partnership and Kesav for the excellent support to us. 🙏