DEHRADUN, May 5 -- With the efforts of the NRI cell constituted by the Uttarakhand government, NRI Uttarakhandis and autism expert Anita Thapliyal Sharma from New Jersey, USA, will organise an autism awareness seminar in Dehradun on June 1.

It may be recalled that Anita Sharma had visited Dehradun to attend the International NRI Uttarakhandi Conference in January. During the event, she had expressed her desire to conduct an awareness seminar in Dehradun to address the rising cases of autism in Uttarakhand. Now, she has decided to organise the seminar at Hotel Hyatt Centric in collaboration with the Uttarakhand Association of North America, Doon Nursing Home, and Doon Eye Care Centre. Psychiatrist Jaya Navani will also participate in the se...