Kajal Dutta Roy

FOUNDER DIRECTOR

Kajal Dutta Roy is an Academician and a Parent of a child with Special needs. She has been contributing towards Inclusive Education of differently abled children. She has been heading the ICSE department of Insight Academy and leading the initiatives of Inclusion of differently abled children in the mainstream school. She has done her Sp. Education Course, Counselling course, B.Ed to enhance her skills. She is actively involved in providing thought leadership in “inclusive Education” through. papers and articles presented at national and international conferences such as at Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai, Bangalore. She has also presented Model of Inclusive Education at a symposium conducted by NIMHANS Bangalore, Azeem Premji Institute, Brindavan education trust, Sree Kumaran’s School, Christ University etc. She has 20+ years of experience in IT and Academia and recently completed her Doctorate. Over the years she has added value to many children in the mainstream environment to help them overcome their difficulties and face the world with confidence. She has received many award including “Women Leadership Award” and “Nation Builder Award”

Champa Saha

ADVISOR

Champa Saha is born and brought up in Delhi , has been a resident of Bangalore for past 14 years . an avid lover of children, books and dogs. She likes nothing better than to be surrounded by them. Since 1987, when she set out on her journey as a teacher, Champa has used stories and theatre with children, to entertain, to teach, to explore and to learn from. She now divides her time between reaching out to children as a Special Needs Educator/Counsellor and teacher and simultaneously mentoring parents to achieve a better understanding of their children and their needs. Champa Saha, also an Emotional-well being Counselor uses alternative and non-clinical counseling methods, to help people manage and overcome psycho-emotional issues that impact functionality and relationships. An active and patient listener, intuitively empathetic, Champa now has over 15 years of experience in hand-holding individuals in negotiating life’s challenges. In the time that remains, she can be found in theatre rehearsals as an amateur actor and director of children’s theatre. She is a strong advocate for Disability Rights and Inclusion and has spent the last four decades volunteering and engaging in various capacities with organisations working for marginalised children. She is also a pet parent and a crusader for animal rights.

May Ruth D'Souza

ADVISOR

Spanning 40 years in the field of education. Mrs. May Ruth D’Souza has served as Principal to some of the renowned national and international schools in India and abroad, before cofounding Insight Academy in the year 2005. With her years of experience as an academician Mrs.D’Souza is currently metamorphosing her vision of providing quality education to all into a reality at Insight Academy. She ensures that her school provides a unique frame for each child as it blooms from infancy to adulthood in the responsible realms at the Insight Academy campus. As the Academic Directress she works hand in hand with the staff at the grass root level to mould the children of her school into the best version on themselves. She has received many awards including the “Best Headmistress Award”, “Best Educationist Award”, “Best Women Entrepreneur Award”, “Best Inclusive School Award”.