About NEELAKASH

The unit started its journey on 1st February, 2017 as a Project of APPA, West Bengal - an organization of a group of parents. Initially the intervention program was only limited to assist children with autistic spectrum disorder. In 2018 to better reflect the work that we do - serving people Autistic spectrum disorder, we started intervention for other disabilities such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, down syndrome. We are bound by promise to provide support to our children and not to compromise our service quality in any circumstances.

NEELAKASH is working under the guidance of senior professionals and expertise from different fields as advisory board. They enrich our practice with their valuable suggestions.


The journey was not easy initially for us, we started with three/four children and our goal was to provide intervention to limited number of children only for service excellence. The unit had to struggle intense against many odds for its existence. It has become possible for a team effort of our dedicated professionals, volunteers and helping hands, parents, local authorities, local people and lastly, but not least, are our heroes - our children. But gradually under new enthusiastic team it began to experience a positive change. Besides functional academic good plan, the children are being trained for other skill development activities, yoga, play, art & craft, dance, music, ADL (Activities of Daily Living), social skill, motor skill development, self-help skill, occupational therapy, speech and language communication program throughout the whole day session under one roof.

Vision & Mission

Vision : To build an inclusive community where everyone is part of it, not apart from it.

Mission : Neelakash is committed to work with people with special needs to develop their potential to the fullest so they can live life independently.

Board of Trustee

Dr. Sumit Saha - President & Chairman, Therapy - Head, Neelakash.
Mrs. Ritusree Mukherjee - Managing Trustee & Founder Secretary, Head-Operations, Parent
Mrs. Puspita Guha - Joint Secretary, Treasurer, Parent
Mrs. Jhuma Sengupta - Parent

Our Advisory Board

Dr. Ranjan Ghosh - Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.
Dr. Somenath Sengupta - Dr. Somnath Sengupta, PhD is the Executive Director of My Life Learning Center (www.mylifelearningcenter.org) and President of Every Life Works (www.everylifeworks.com). Both organizations are dedicated to training young adults with autism on sustainable - and employable - skills through the creation of microbusinesses. Dr. Sengupta is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-(MIT) trained researcher utilizing his 25+ years of experience in industry and as a small business owner to assess and create microbusinesses owned and operated by young adults with autism. In 2018, he was awarded the Arc of Maryland's Professional of the Year award and Howard County, Maryland's Commission on Disabilities Annual Service Award, both of which honor the outstanding efforts of individuals and organizations that advance full participation in community life for all people and promote the spirit and intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability rights laws.
Mr. Parimol Bera - Lecturer in Special Education, NIEPID, RC, Kolkata.
Ms. Arpita De - Narrative Practitioner, Mental Health Professional, and Research Scholar (Psychology).
Mr Amit Nandy - Theatre & Music Lover & Activist, Director - Kuhok.
Dr. Sanju Chhugani - Senior Physiotherapist and Social Worker.
Mr. Arkopal Ray - Advocate, practising at Alipore District Court, Kolkata.
Mr. Beladhi Mukherjee - Parent.
Mr. Kaushik Guha - Parent.

Our Team

Head - Therapy: Sumit Saha, Sr Occupational Therapist, BOT (NILD, Kolkata), MOT (All India Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Mumbai).
Head - Operations: Ritusree Mukherjee, MA in Psychology (Clinical), PG Diploma in Autism, PG Diploma in Education Administration and Management, Pursuing Special BEd.(IDD).
Principal: Surojit Ghosh.
Special Educator: Aparna Dutta, Purnima Chakraborty, Surojit Ghosh, Deep Narayan Sana, Atashi Mondal, Ashish Halder.
Coordinator & General Teacher: - Rituparna Paul Badhuk.
Occupational Therapist: Swapnojoy Chakraborty.
Physio Therapist: Tridip Kumar Maity.
Speech Therapist: Sidratul.
Sports & Yoga Teacher: Tridip Kumar Maity, Suparna Sardar, Asha Mondal, Arpita Kundu & Aparna Roy.
Jr. Assistant Teachers: Moumita Mondal, Shreya Chakraborty, Munmun Bhengi, Payel Maitra.
Music, Dance & Drama Teacher: Kanchan Samaddar, Barun Saha & Rituparna.
Hand Percussions Teacher: Barun Saha.
Back Office & Computer: Shubhrajyoti Paul.
Bakery: Chaiti Ganguly.
Jewellary & Home Dècor: Nupur Chakraborty.
Pottery: Sujoy.
Supported Staff: Priyanka Haldar, Ganga Mondal & Pakija Bibi.
Nutritionist: Devjani Dey.
Event Management, Printed & Digital Media: Gautam Badhuk.
Supervision & Maintenance: Biplab Chakraborty.
Program/Event Coordinator: Puspita Guha, Rituparna Paul Badhuk & Pampa Sarkar.