• Empowering Lives through Dance Movement Therapy (DMT)

    DMT is an alternative approach to psychotherapy which uses dance and movement for healing, based on the principle that movement reflects an individual’s patterns of thinking and feeling. Know more about Kolkata Sanved: Read in English Read in Bengali

    More
  • GOOD PRACTICES IN FUNDING PARTNERSHIP

    Kolkata Sanved commissioned the documentation of their journey of collaboration with Paul Hamlyn Foundation to bring out the possibilities that arise from such a partnership. The term ‘good practices’ is used in this document to refer to strategies, principles, or processes that are ethical, fair, replicable, effective, and therefore can be recommended to donors and …

    More
  • Teenager Today: Coverage of the Diploma in Dance Movement Therapy program

    The Teenager Today’s in-depth coverage of the Diploma in Dance Movement Therapy program by Kolkata Sanved & Centre for Lifelong Learning Tiss  

    More
  • Anandabazar Patrika: Coverage of the Diploma in Dance Movement Therapy program

    West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Kolkata Sanved’s joint research study to assess the “Mental Health needs of the children in the government-run child care institutions of West Bengal.” Anandabazar Patrika, in their article today also mentioned the collaboration between Kolkata Sanved and the Directorate of Child Rights and Trafficking, Department of …

    More
  • An Approach to Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) – Mariwala Health Initiative

    Re Frame: Beyond Clinical Contexts ‘An Approach to Dance Movement Therapy (DMT)’  : Kolkata Sanved is very happy that an article co-authored by two of its members- Founder Director, Dr. Sohini Chakraborty, and Project Coordinator, Rhea Kaikobad- has been published in ReFrame, the Mariwala Health Initiative Journal (Issue 3).  The article is titled ‘An Approach …

    More
  • Third Biennial Global Virtual Summit on Dance Movement Therapy for Change

    Role and Relevance of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) and Other Creative Arts Therapies (CAT) in Promoting Health and Wellbeing: The COVID19 PandemicChallenge. Read the concept note here.

    More
  • Kolkata Sanved online DMT session and Psycho-social support session guideline

    Online Implementation of Dance Movement Therapy and Other Creative Processes for Psychosocial Support During COVID-19 Pandemic Kolkata Sanved’s Guideline on Risk Mitigation and Emergency Response Introduction: The information in this guideline is based on learning and insights gained over the lockdown period, during the COVID-19 crisis. We felt that it is important to have a …

    More
  • Featured counter-trafficking program: Kolkata Sanved’s model Sampoornata

    Read Full Article Here – Download PDF This invited article is one of several comprising part of a special issue of Child Abuse and Neglect focused on child trafficking and health. The purpose of each invited article is to describe a specific program serving trafficked children. Featuring these programs is intended to raise awareness of …

    More
  • Choreographing Changes: Narratives of Resistance & Healing

    Read Full Article Here – Download PDF Kolkata Sanved is a pioneering organization in the field of dance movement therapy (DMT) in India and South Asia. The organization has pioneered the use of DMT for psychosocial rehabil-itation and empowerment through its model, Sampoornata. This article aims to describe the Sampoornata approach of DMT1 for psychosocial …

    More
  • Second Biennial Summit on Dance Movement Therapy for Change (2018)

    Building an Ecosystem for Integrated Art Based Interventions in India Organised by Kolkata Sanved and Centre for Lifelong Learning, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai in collaboration with Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Vital Voices Global Leadership Network and Kamonohashi Project, Japan Dates: 7th and 8th December, 2018 Venue: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai Read the …

    More