Dance Therapy Facilitator Sachitha Nandagopal Honoured by CMTAI For Community Service
Mangaluru (Press release): Mangaluru based Creative/Dance Movement Facilitator and Founder of Anveshanam Centre for Mindfulness and Emotional Wellbeing, Sachitha Nandagopal was honored by CMTAI (Creative Movement Therapy Association of India) for her contribution in the field of Community Work through Dance Movement Therapy. The recognition was rendered at the Virtual Fair organized to celebrate the 9th anniversary of CMTAI on Wednesday night.
CMTAI, Delhi is a pioneer organization in the field of Dance therapy in India and a
Member of the International Dance Council (CID)-UNESCO, France & the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA), USA.
The award was given in four categories among the alumni of the institution who are Dance Movement Therapy practitioners across the world. The categories included Community Work, Start-Ups, Academics and Research in the field.
Sachitha Nandagopal received the honour for her extensive work in the field of Mental Health and wellness through Dance Movement Therapy targeting various sections of the society including students, housewives, corporate employees, personnel of Home Guards and officers of Indian Coast Guards to Tribal children in Jharkhand and also inmates of District Prison. She has also worked with care givers of Ave Maria Palliative Care Centre, Healthcare personnel of Gulf Medical University at Ajman, UAE, Gonda Hospita in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. She has been working in this field for the past six years and has founded the organization Anveshanam under which she has conducted several workshops and sessions on "Dance for mental wellness".
The felicitation was done in the presence of one of the pioneers in Dance Therapy in India and Co-Founder of CMTAI, Tripura Kashyap and several Dance therapist from across the country.
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Kasaragod court convicts four for murder of Muhammad Haji in 2008
Kasaragod: Kasaragod District Sessions Court has convicted four accused in the case of murdering C A Muhammad Haji, a mosque committee president, near Adkathbail during 2008 riots on Thursday. They were sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment and one lakh individual fine.
The court convicted Santhosh Naik (36), K Shiva Prasad (40), K Ajith Kumar (39) and Kishor Kumar (39) in the case. Muhammad Haji was hacked to death by the gang while he was returning home from mosque on April 18, 2008. ASP P Balakrishnan Nair had led the investigation in the case.
The incident had happened during a series of communally motivated murders that shook the northern most district of Kerala during the summer of 2008. The killing spree ensued after Sandeep (20) was stabbed to death near Kasaragod on April 14. Muhammad Sinan (24), a resident of Bangragudde near Nellikunje, and P Suhas, an advocate, were murdered two days later.
Accused in Sinan and Sandeep murder cases had been acquitted by the court earlier due to lack of evidence. Hearing on advocate Suhas murder case is still in progress at the Thalassery court.
