Tamana is not just a non-governmental organisation or a school of a different kind, it is the realisation of a long cherished dream; it is a social movement; it is an infinite process. Our mission is to provide a quantum leap for the welfare and rehabilitation of children whose only fault is to have been born without normal faculties. Ensuring this welfare is the collective responsibility of a progressive and egalitarian society of which these children have a right to be an integral part.

Our mission is- to make our students part of the new India, which is full of aspiration and hope; to be fully equipped to overcome any problem or difficulty and to strive ahead to be useful members of the society. Tamana is dedicated to serving the needs of multiply handicapped children, and its principal aims are to:

• Maintain a motivated, dedicated and quality oriented team of professionals.
• Educate and prepare multiply handicapped children to live within the community, having achieved threefold independence- physical, social and financial- to the best of their abilities.
• Provide therapy and counselling appropriate to their needs.
• Actively contribute to programs towards building social awareness through appropriate media (conferences, telefilms, TV, seminars, literature, etc.).
• Conduct critical research in key areas of special education and training.
• Provide expert legal advocacy to such persons and their families.
• Establish and promote mutually beneficial relationships with international organisations which have similar objectives.
• Contributing to the training and development of manpower in the field of special education.
• Utilize science/technology to facilitate their physical and mental growth.
• Working by the above objectives has enabled Tamana to grow from educating four children under a tent to becoming one of the most dedicated and known special schools in the country.

Nai Disha, as the same name signifies, is a new direction taken by Tamana. Nai Disha was conceived with the realization that the young adults at Tamana have to be equipped with skills to adapt appropriately to the needs of adulthood and thereby function as an independent whole-physically and emotionally. The program aims at creating an infrastructure, which ensures a smooth graduation from school to the outside world, for the young adult and the family. It also aims to ensure training and placements of the young adults in various vocations and organizations. This can either be done independently in the residential center or by associating with various sheltered workshops and training institutions.