Tamana is a non-profit voluntary organisation created solely with the purpose of rehabilitating the disabled. Tamana was founded by the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardee Dr. Shayama Chona in 1984 and is named after her daughter Tamana, who was born with cerebral palsy. Tamana’s first centre was inaugurated by Late Princess Diana in 1992 and since its inception, Tamana has been successfully providing rehabilitative services to children with autism, mental and multiple disabilities. Tamana literally means 'a longing/ aspiration'. The organisation has been named aplty, for at its heart lies an earnest longing to see such children on their feet as happy, useful, integrated members of the society. To serve this purpose, we constantly strive towards improving the services and programs by introducing new research led innovations & equipping our three centres with the latest state-of-the-art technology in our programmes, through the recently setup research department. For its outstanding work, 'Tamana' has been recognized by the UN, various Govt. of India institutions and various Presidents of India. Tamana’s work in the area of rehabilitation of the disabled has been recognized by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The Department of Woman and Child Development, Govt. of India awarded Tamana the National Award for Best institution for Child Welfare in year 2006 and 2010. Tamana is also NGO in Special Consultative Status with United Nation’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Tamana was winner of the NASSCOM Social Innovation Challenge 2014-15 for Developing Kinect Based applications for stimulating cognitive development of children with autism. The organisation has come a long way in supporting and serving specially abled children.Tamana has developed unmatched expertise in handling special individuals and developing them into happy, independent, confident citizens, capable of contributing to the society and the nation in the best way they can.