Babli Ramachandran is a child with Down Syndrome born in 1981. She underwent four major eye surgeries and despite vision and being mentally, and physically challenged she coped with all this, and was also able to be “near far” and would like to be equal to her peers.
Then came the break – Babli found that dance was her forte - she started using dance and drama as her medium of expression and this made her more confident. She used mudras and facial expression of Bharatnatyam to express pain, joy anger or love. Babli was so close to her dance that she started emoting in her sleep, while eating while bathing and through out the day and night. Sometimes she gets up with the feeling that she is not being PERFECT and that her body is not getting the right posture.
Her joy of being appreciated or her fear of not being up to the mark makes her no different from other children who are considered normal. She has been greatly motivated by great dancers and we hope Babli always remains “a Bundle of joy” as she has been.
Deccan Herald - Undeterred by Down's syndrome
"Dance of Life" Charity Concert
The Hindu - Down's Syndrome no hurdle
Able actors -Songs and drama that kept the audience enthralled
This mom is the fighting force behind Babli's excellence in different fields
Gritty Child artiste conquers disability - Deccan Herald
Down, but they refuse to dance to destiny's tune / Achievements against odds
The children share a warm moment with Trisha / An organization that makes them smile
During the 20 th anniversary celebrating of Matru Mandir
Rehabilitation of children with Down's syndrome - The Hindu
The Matru Mandir - The Seed of Hope
Twenty years of caring for special children – Mylapore Times
No words to express the Happiness – Tamil Nadu Team in Special Olympics
During a B'day Party – with the renowned singer Chithra
A special day with special people
23 yr-old dancer 'down' but not out Times of India / Bubli's first dance show in Delhi
FC2 previews Vangmayee, a national festival of music & dance
In the four day festival Babli performs Kuchipudi Recital
Vangmayee – Celebrating the masters of literature
Babli's fantastic facial expressions
Happy faces of Matru Mandir - Engaging themselves in learning new activities
