Endeavors as large as these require the support of innumerable kind-hearted people who may not be directly affected but wish to make a difference in the lives of others.
The trustees of BMI Foundation are only providing leadership for this project.
Smita Awasthi, MA, BCBA
A behavior analyst with 30 years of international experience with special needs children and adults with autism. This project is her silent promise to a young boy with autism who lived at Jagriti Vihar, a residential special needs school in Lucknow, in the 1980s. He remained undiagnosed and she could never help him due to lack of training at the time. Her vision and dedication in providing high quality services, capacity building, pioneering a system-driven organization, and supporting families unconditionally remain her mainstay. Her strengths will stretch the boundaries of residential living for the special needs.
Sridhar Aravamudhan, MBA, BCBA
An IIM graduate with extensive international experience in the corporate world and a behavior analyst, teacher, researcher and parent of a child with autism, he shares the anxieties of a parent first hand. His experience in dealing with mega system driven projects and commitment to providing a home for adults with autism meeting the desire of every individual parent lays the seeds for something which resonates with our philosophy.
Manoj Sharma, B.Tech
A technocrat and a graduate in Metallurgy Engineering he has been associated with the Pariprī project since its inception. His 32 years experience in previous small scale projects and 5 years of dedicated self-less work in the special needs field provides this project a person with the right background while his international exposure to successful business projects gives him the right balance of knowledge and pursuance.