About Ashtavakra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research, New Delhi

Ashtavakra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research is an ISO 9001:2008 certified ’A’ rated institute approved by Rehabilitation Council of India, a statutory body under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India and affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, located at the hub of institutional area of North Delhi in a barrier free environment with metro connectivity, working in the field of disability for the welfare of Person with Disabilities.

Ashtavakra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research is the first self-financed institute throughout the North India, to run Bachelors in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (BASLP Programme). The Institute is running diploma (D.Ed Special Education) and degree level (B.Ed Special Education-Mental Retardation and Hearing Impairment) courses in special education along with practical exposure to students.

Ashtavakra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research is focused and aimed to develop the specialized human resource for the welfare of persons with special needs and do research in rehabilitation sector for the welfare of differently abled people. The institute is organising National and International Conference since last 6 years and working on community based rehabilitation programme on wider level covering geographical area of North-West Delhi and keeps organizing the rehabilitation camps on monthly basis.

The ultimate goal of the institute is not only to give degrees to the students but also to develop an advanced rehabilitation professional personnel to fullfill the demand of our society in the field of rehabilitation and special education.

HISTORY OF ASHTAVAKRA

One day, Kohola, father of Ashtavakra was reciting the vedas but he pronounced it wrongly. Embroyo informed Kahola that he had pronounced the syllable wrongly. Kahola cursed the fetus with eight deformities of the body. When the baby was born it was crooked in eight places-the two feet, the two knees, the two hands, the chest and the head. He was named Ashtavakara, which means “one having eight bends”. 

Once the Kahola went to Janaka’s court and challenged to a scriptural debate. There vandin easily defeated the Kahola and immersed the vanquished Kahola in under water. When Ashtavakra was twelve years old he came to know the truth about his father , Kahola from his mother.He decided to confront Vandin. Ashtavakra defeated Vandin in debate. Vandin then revealed that he was the son of Varuna (the lord of all water bodies). Varuna brought all the sages to surface. In the presence of Sujata, Kahola asked Ashtavakra to bathe in the river Samanga. When Ashtavakra entered the river, all his crooked limbs became straight.