Adjustment 2
Familiar Faces
Saniya’s family have been given a
backpack full of toys and learning
aids for them to use at home when
support workers from the Prabhat
centre are not there.
These toys remain unused and in
pristine condition as Saniya’s parents
are worried that she will spoil them
if she were to use them. The toys
feature Western characters like
Barbie and Disney Princesses.
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We made a new set of toys for Saniya
based on her favourite Indian TV
show, Taarak Mehta. The characters
in the show are a cross-section of
Indian society, including different
religions and age groups.
Saniya spends long periods of the
day Saniya watching TV alone so by
pulling out the familiar faces of the
characters into soft everyday toys,
we hope to open opportunities for
interactive and imaginative role-play
with other children based around a
common interest.
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