A Mental Wellness Initiative

Blooming
TanMan

Healing young minds through music, art, and empathy, in the communities that need it most.

"Founded in April 2024 in memory of Tanmay —
with the belief that no child should carry their pain alone."

The Initiative

What is
Blooming TanMan?

Blooming TanMan is a flagship mental wellness programme that brings emotional literacy, mindfulness, and creative healing to children in marginalised communities, specifically children in under-resourced schools and labour camps who rarely have access to mental health support.

Weekly sessions weave together music, visual art, and structured empathy training, creating a space where children can feel safe, heard, and valued. The approach is not clinical. It is human, creative, and grounded in decades of experience with how children learn and heal.

The programme currently operates across schools and labour camps in Pune, Delhi and Bhopal, with ambitions to grow.

Children in a Blooming TanMan session
Art therapy for children
Blooming TanMan logo

Inside a Session

Three Pillars of Mental Health Awareness among Children

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Music

Rhythm and song as a shared language, lowering barriers, lifting spirits, and creating a sense of belonging for children who are often made to feel invisible.

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Visual Art

Drawing, painting, and mandala creation as a non-verbal outlet for feelings that children may not yet have words for. No artistic skill required. Only presence.

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Empathy Training

Guided activities and conversations that help children name their emotions, understand others' perspectives, and build the social-emotional vocabulary to navigate life.

400+

Children & Adults Reached

2024

Year Founded

3

Regions: Pune, Delhi & Bhopal

3

Partner Foundations

In Collaboration With

Partner Foundations

Karma Foundation Delhi

Founder: Dhwani Jain

"To build an inclusive and participatory society wherein every individual lives a life of dignity."

Partner for outreach in labour camps and underserved communities

Ekatra

Founder: Natasha Pillakudy | SDL & Remedial Coach

"Every Child irrespective of age, gender, socio-economic background or cognitive and physical impairment deserves equal opportunities that are rightfully theirs."

Community partner for marginalised school programmes

Tohri Foundation

Founder: Dr. Anandajit Goswami

"To reduce and bridge the gaps in the attainment of various SDGs within the different sections of a developing society in order to mainstream the attainment of sustainable development goals by the marginalized sections of the society by 2030."

Umbrella organisation providing the registered NGO framework and donation infrastructure for Blooming TanMan

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In the Press

"Sagarika transformed her obstacles into opportunities to make the world a better place — one child at a time."

— The Lifestyle Portal by Tanya Munshi, August 2025

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Support This Work

Blooming TanMan is offered free to the communities it serves. Donations are processed through the Tohri Foundation, a registered NGO. If you'd like to support, whether financially, as a volunteer, or as a partner institution, please reach out.

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