Founding Director, Uday M. Mehta, B. Tech. IIT Bom., M.B.A., C.P.A., M.A. Economics from California. He used to work for Price Water House & Co. in San Francisco and The World Bank in Washington D.C. Migrated back to India to take care of their special son.

Driving Force behind SDF :

Mr. Mehta along with his wife took care of their son “Siddh” for 34 years who suffered from Cerebral Palsy with more than 90% Disabilities. Siddh never walked, talked and was in diapers till the very end of his life. As Mr. Mehta says “Siddh’s Smile that used to give us the strength to take care of him”.

Our learning from Siddh’s life : (Need for early intervention)

As Mr. Mehta says “Though during our stay in USA we could not reverse the brain damage of Siddh. However giving early on regular physiotherapy in USA for first 6 years, Siddh’s Spasticity was not as severe as it would have been considering severity of his disabilities."

Now, based on our own personal experience, we are working on Project “Vatsalya” and Project “Healthy Baby” with Public Health Department (GOM), UNICEF and SDF with a view to do early intervention in the baby’s growth.