In spite of the Lockdown we had a year full of activity – given below is a synopsis:
| Date | Activity | Venue |
| 5th Jan | Support Group meeting Topic: Thanksgiving & New year party | ADAPT, Bandra, Hosts: Carol D’Souza & Mahesh Palan for Samman Assn, around 60 members attend |
| 15th Feb | SG Mtg – Valentine Party with games, lunch & discussion on What Love means to me & People who I Love & Why? | ADAPT, Bandra, Hosts: Carol D’Souza & Mahesh Palan for Samman Assn, around 60 members attend |
| 27th Feb | Medicine Reimbursement | Bandra |
| 7th March | SG Mtg,Topic ‘Happiness is the best anticonvulsant’ & celebratioin of womens’ day & members’ birthdays | ADAPT -Bandra, Hosts: Carol D’Souza & Mahesh Palan, 30 members attend |
| 15th March | Lockdown due to coronavirus from 16th March 2020 | |
| 6th April | Dr. Pravina Shah’s birthday celebration | Online meeting, Host: Samman, Carol D’Souza |
| 14th April | Support Group Meeting – Topic: Emotional Freedom Therapy | Online meeting Host Desiree Punwani for Samman Assn |
| 26th April | Support Group Meeting – Topic: Our journey during the lockdown | Host: Carol D’Souza |
| 6th May | Samman Work Group meeting on Online | Hosted by Carol – Attendees: Dr. Shah, Dr. Jayanti, Pooja, Mahesh, Carol |
| 22nd May | Samman Work Group meeting on Online | Hosted by Carol – Attendees: Dr. Shah, Pooja, Mahesh, Carol |
| 24th May | Epilepsy & Employment Questionnaire | Review by Urvashi, Antara, Carol |
| 30th May | Support Group Meeting – Topic: Forgiveness | Online meeting Host Desiree Punwani for Samman Assn |
| 14th June | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE SERIES – Topic Medication | Online meeting Host: Samman, Conducted by: Dr. Urvashi Shah |
| 4-9 June | Epilepsy & Employment Questionnaire | Review by Urvashi, Antara, Carol |
| 15th June | Epilepsy & Employment Questionnaire | Review by Drs. Jayanti & Urvashi, Antara, Carol |
| 18th June | Managing Committee Meeting | Attendees: Drs. Pravina Shah, Jayanti, Urvashi, Pradnya, Joy and Pooja & Carol |
| 20th June | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE SERIES – Topic ‘Memory’ | Online Meeting Host Dr. Urvashi Shah for Samman Association |
| 22nd June | Epilepsy & Employment Questionnaire | Review of previous research – host Antara |
| 26th June | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE Series – Topic ‘Acceptance’ | Online Meeting Host Dr. Urvashi Shah for Samman Association |
| 5th July | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE Series – Topic ‘Adjustment’ | -do- |
| 8th July | Support Group Meeting only for People with Epilepsy, married & unmarried – Topic ‘Marriage’ where The unmarried were given the opportunity to question the married | Online Meeting Host Carol D’Souza for Samman Association |
| 12th July | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE SERIES – Topic ‘Stress’ | Online Meeting Host Dr. Urvashi Shah for Samman Association |
| 15th July | SG Mtg for Caregivers- Topic Marriage of People with Epilepsy | Online meet Host Samman Assn – Dr. Pravina Shah interviewed by Carol D’Souza followed by Q&A |
| 19th July | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE SERIES – Topic ‘Treatments in Epilepsy’ | |
| 26th July | SG Mtg – Topic Mind Knowing | Online meeting, Host Uttejan |
| 29th July | SG Mtg – Topic Antakshri | Online meeting Host: Dr. Pravina Shah for Samman Assn |
| 30th July | SG Mtg – Topic ‘Getting to know each other – our joys & difficulties’ for PWE under 50 yrs | Online meeting Hosted by Samman member Ankush Talesra |
| 2nd Aug | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE Series – Topic ‘Lifestyle’ | Online Meeting Host Dr. Urvashi Shah for Samman Association |
| 5th Aug | SG Mtg – Topic ‘Conflicting Thoughts / Fear’ | Online Meeting Host Carol D’Souza for Samman Association |
| 16th Aug | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE Series – Topic ‘Understanding Meditation’ | Online Meeting Host Dr. Urvashi Shah for Samman Association |
| 23-08-20 | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE Series – Topic ‘Locus of Control & Meditation’ | Online Meeting Host Dr. Urvashi Shah for Samman Association |
| 30th Aug | SG Mtg – Uttejan Lockdown Talent Meet | Online meeting, Host Uttejan |
| 5th Sept | SG Mtg – Marriage & Epilepsy | Online Meeting Host – Sanvedana Foundation |
| 6th Sept | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE Series – Topic ‘Locus of Control’ & ‘Who Am I’ | Online Meeting Host Dr. Urvashi Shah & Carol DSouza for Samman Association |
| 13th Sept | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE Serive – Topic ‘Family & Epilepsy’ | Online Meeting Host Dr. Urvashi Shah for Samman Association |
| 27th Sept | SG Mtg – Topic ‘Mindpathy’ – Understanding Your Emotional Health | Online Meeting, Host: Uttejan |
| 4th Oct | SG Mtg – MAST LIFE Series – Topic ‘Forgiveness & Empowerment’ | Online Meeting Host Dr. Urvashi Shah for Samman Association |
| 31-10-20 | SG Mtg – Topic ‘Life Skills for Vocation’ | Online Meeting, Host: Uttejan |
| 1st Nov | Online interaction between an Epilepsy NGO from Spain, Samman Association & an interview with Bollywood actress Fatima Sana Sheikh | Online meeting Hosts – IIT Techfest & Samman Association |
| 2nd Nov | SG Mtg – Topic ‘Parenting’ | Online Meeting Host – Sanvedana Foundation |
| 8th Nov | HEAL – Help Epilepsy Awareness Last – IIT Techfest & Samman Association Online Social Initiative | Ep Awareness program conducted online for 40 schools / colleges. Participation of over 40 neurologists from various parts of India. http://tiny.cc/Samman |
| 9th Nov | SG Mtg. – Topic ‘Challenges I have Overcome’ – Sharing & learning from each other | Online Meeting Host Dr. Pravina Shah for Samman Association |
| 17th Nov | Jonty Rhodes & 5 Eminent Neurologists talk about Epilepsy | Host – Indian Epilepsy Society, Courtesy Sanofi |
| 29th Nov | SG Mtg – Topic ‘Developing Adversity Quotient’ | Host: Uttejan |
| 4th Dec | Epilepsy Education for BMC Schools Key Opinion Leaders | 98 teachers attended this program conducted by Dr. Pradnya Gadgil on behalf on Samman Association. Their feedback on the program has encouraged the BMC to give us access to conduct such programs for their teachers across Mumbai |
| 11th Dec | IBE Global Teams invite to KOLs amongst people with epilepsy | Host – IBE – 10:00 hrs CET |
| 13th Dec | SG Mtg – E CHARCHA – Epilepsy Counsellors Yashoda Wakankar and Carol D’Souza to discuss the Problems faced by people with epilepsy and ways to deal with them | Host – Carol D’Souza for Samman |
| 14th Dec | IBE Global Teams invite to KOLs amongst people with epilepsy | Host – IBE – 15:00 hrs CET |
| 20th Dec | SG Mtg – E CHARCHA – EFT Therapist Desiree Punwani and Carol D’Souza to discuss ‘Living in Flow’ | Host – Carol D’Souza for Samman |
