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A new space in Churchgate is empowering neurodivergent individuals with skills
Updated On: 05 August, 2025 09:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Rhea Varghese
A skill development centre for neurodivergent individuals in SoBo shows how a little love and compassion can go a long way to bridge the gap between society and the community at large
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Ritu Vig (centre) engages students at the South Mumbai venue during an interactive storytelling session. Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Welcome to Imaginasium, A Happy Place,” is the first thing anyone standing in front of the place would notice. The door opens, and a lady, introducing herself as Reina Gidwani, ushers us into a spacious room with a bright smile on her face. Our eyes then land on a group of children sitting on the floor, who meet our gaze with shared curiosity.
Children paint rakhis to be sold to parents at the centre
Founded in June this year, Imaginasium is the brainchild of four individuals: Ritu Vig, Ambar Samtani, Reina Gidwani, and Tripti Goenka, members of the core committee of Vig’s Special Hangout, a non-profit organisation for people with special needs who decided to start the centre with their diverse qualifications while bonding over their shared experiences of living with loved ones having intellectual disabilities.
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