About Different Art Centre

Different Art Centre educates and empowers specially abled children with various disabilities -not just intellectual-and expand the focus of training from concentrating on magic to art forms such as music, dance, drama, cinema making, painting and skills in various musical instruments, all blended with a magical touch.

Our Vision
Our vision is to develop a world class art centre, that provides training and opportunities for talented mentally challenged children in our society to showcase their learned skills before wide audience. Different Art Centre strives to enrich the physical and mental development through various art forms with the touch of magic, thereby a supportive environment that will empower differently abled children to stand on their own legs and lead a meaningful life. 

Opening of the Different Art Centre
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan formally inaugurated the Different Art Centre on Thursday, 07 November 2019. He termed the Different Art Centre at the Magic Planet, founded by magician Gopinath Muthukad, as an exemplary model for the intellectual and mental progress of differently abled children. He added that the project has become a proud initiative of the government which has been working on transforming the State into a differently abled friendly one. The centre has developed various platforms to engage 100 differently abled children with autistic disorders by showcasing their talents in music, dance, painting and skills in various musical instruments.

• India Fort
• Beethoven Bungalow
• Jaleo Mahal
• Angelo's Artree
• Camille Cascade
• Wonder Wings
• Different Thought Centre

The centre aims to empower these children by recognising and sharpening their raw talents through special and appropriate methods. The appreciation from the audience, reaching the centre from different parts of the world, increases a sense of confidence and better self-awareness of all participants.

We have an ethics committee comprising of distinguished personalities from fields of innovation, Social justice, medical, finance and media:

Dr. K. M. Abraham IAS Executive Vice Chairperson Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council Government of Kerala	Dr. Babu George Director Child Development Centre, Trivandrum Government of Kerala
Dr. Arun B Nair Assistant Professor in Psychiatry Medical College, Trivandrum Government of Kerala	Dr.Gita Gopal Former Lead Evaluation Expert, World Bank
Sri. Mahesh Gupthan Malayala Manorama National daily in Malayalam	Dr. Leena Sumaraj Social Scientist Child Development Centre, Trivandrum Government of Kerala
Sri. Gopinath Muthukad Executive Director Academy of Magical Sciences Trivandrum, Kerala	Sri. Chandrasenan Mithirmala Director Academy of Magical Sciences Trivandrum, Kerala
Global Ambassador:	Mohan Kumar, Businessperson, Singapore

We have an operational advisory board with dedicated specialists in various streams and from across the world. In addition to involvement in initiatives on social causes, they have proven excellence in their respective fields of activity.
 

Benny Vachachira Businessperson, Chicago, USA Babu Rajendran General Secretary, Indian Social Club, Sultanate of Oman Chandrasenan Mithirmala DAC-Management, Kerala, India Dr. Finosh G Thankam, PhD. Academician / Scientist, California, USA Gopinath Muthukad DAC-Management, Kerala, India & Celebrity UNICEF Advocate Jayakumar Narayanan Businessperson, Singapore Mohan Kumar Businessperson, Singapore

Prahlad Acharya Shadowgrapher and Ventriloquist Mangalore, India Raibin Raphy Technologist, Portland, USA Shyla Thomas Writer / Businessperson, Kerala, India Tomy Varghese Engineer Entrepreneur, Dubai, UAE Ullas Kumar Technology Consultant, Singapore Fr. (Dr.) Vincent Pereppadan Jesuit priest and educational researcher California, USA