Nandini Mundkur

Nandini Mundkur
Born	19 July 1949 (1949-07-19) (age 62) Tiruvallur, Tamilnadu, India
Education	Maulana Azad Medical College Delhi
Years active	1986-present
Known for	Early Childhood Intervention Child Development
Profession	Developmental Paediatrics
Specialism	Developmental Disorders
Notable prizes	Manthan Asia award in 2008 Rotary Excellence Award award in 1998 Ashoka Fellowship Award in 1986 Sathya Gupta Award in 1978

Dr Nandini Mundkur is one of India’s developmental paediatricians who has done pioneering work in the field of early detection and intervention services for developmental disorders

Life and career

Born in a traditional Tamilian household in Tiruvallur, Tamilnadu in 1949. She completed her MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi in 1972 and went on to complete her MD (Doctor of Medicine) in Paediatrics in 1977 from the same college. She practiced as a paediatrician during her early career while pursuing a keen interest in the field of developmental studies. She underwent a course in Vojta’s Early Diagnosis and Therapy ^[1] in Oct 1989. She is also a Fellow of American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (FAACP and DM).

Contributions

She spearheaded the awareness-building and creation of early intervention tools in the field of developmental paediatrics in India.
She founded the Centre for Child Development and Disabilities ^[2] in the year 2006. The centre has been treating children with a wide range of developmental problems in areas of physical, mental, language, and learning abilities, from birth to adolescence. The centre also runs a school that practices early intervention services for children.

Dr Nandini Mundkur is the director of International Children’s Peace Council (ICPC) ^[3] and her current work in ICPC involves working in Social Emotional Learning programs for children across the country.

As a director at the Sackhumvit Trust, ^[4] she has undertaken a program “Learn Math with Fun“ via satellite ^[5] for children across rural Karnataka (India).

Awards and Recognition

Sathya Gupta Award for Social Pediatrics – 1978 ^[6]

• Ashoka Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship – 1986
• Desha Snehi award for Dedicated Service towards the Welfare of Children –1996 ^[7]
• Rotary Excellence Award for Child Care – 1998
• Women Achievers Award by Bangalore City Ladies Circle on International Women’s day -2002
• Listed as an Indian Genius by the Week Magazine in 2008
• Manthan Asia award for teaching math to rural children in Karnataka via satellite - 2008^[8]

Recent Projects Undertaken

• Dr Nandini Mundkur was a key contributor to the PICAN - PARC Indo-Canada Autism Network in 2010^[9]

References

1. ^ "Vojta's method as the early neurodevelopmental diagnosis and therapy concept". PubMed. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20509579. 
2. ^ "Centre for Child Development and Disabilities". http://www.ccdd.in. 
3. ^ "International Children Peace Council". http://www.icpc.org.in. 
4. ^ "Sackhumvit Trust". http://www.sackhumvit.org. 
5. ^ "Sackhumvit Projects". http://www.sackhumvit.org/learnwithfun.html. 
6. ^ "Sathya Gupta Award". http://www.iapdelhi.com/pediatrics_awards.htm. 
7. ^ "Desha Snehi Awardee". http://idfbangalore.org/activities.html. 
8. ^ "Manthan Award 2008". http://manthanaward.org/section_full_story.asp?id=646. 
9. ^ "Developmental and Behavioral News". American Academy of Pediatrics. http://www.aap.org/sections/dbpeds/pdf/LR_Final%20SODBP%20Newsletter%20Fall%202010.pdf. 

External links

• Center for Child Development and Disabilities

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Name	Mundkur, Nandini
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Date of birth	19 Jul 1949
Place of birth	Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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