Geetanjali Devi Foundation presents
Music. Inclusion. Care. Empowerment.
A social-impact association using the SWAYAM India Tour as a platform to create
awareness, inclusion and opportunity for children with
Autism and Intellectual Disabilities.
28 CITIESOne musical journey. One larger purpose.
I'm here to…
The Cause
GDF-CARE — Centre for Ability, Rehabilitation & Empowerment, an initiative of Geetanjali Devi Foundation, is positioned around supporting children with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities through a continuum of care, development and empowerment.
Early identification and timely support.
Safe, caring and structured environments.
Communication, learning and development.
Confidence, independence and life skills.
Guidance for parents and caregivers.
Our Services
Children develop differently, so support has to be built around the child rather than the other way round. These are the programmes being established at GDF-CARE, beginning with our first Autism Centre in Hyderabad — each one designed to work alongside the others.
A structured first step that maps where a child is today across communication, motor skills, behaviour and learning.
Intensive, play-based support in the first years, when developmental gains come fastest and matter most.
Building the ability to understand and to be understood — through speech, gestures or assistive communication.
Turning everyday tasks — dressing, eating, writing, sitting through a class — into skills a child can own.
Evidence-based behavioural support that replaces distress with skills the child can use anywhere.
Individualised teaching that meets a child at their level and moves forward at their pace.
Space for children, parents and siblings to work through anxiety, frustration and the weight of a long road.
Strength, balance and mobility work so that movement stops being the thing that holds a child back.
The idea behind the SWAYAM association, brought indoors: rhythm and sound as a route to attention, expression and calm.
For older children and young adults — the practical independence that decides what adult life looks like.
Because most of a child's week happens at home. Parents are treated as part of the team, not as visitors.
A safe, structured, stimulating place for a child to spend the day — and a few hours of breathing room for a family.
GDF-CARE is building its first Autism Centre in Hyderabad. Programme availability is confirmed at the point of enquiry — please get in touch and we will tell you exactly what is running today.
C · A · R · E
Ability
Dignity
Possibility
Centre for Ability, Rehabilitation & Empowerment
Introducing GDF-CARE
A people-centred approach to care, development, rehabilitation, empowerment and family support for children with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities.
The Artist
Music for the Soul.
A contemporary sitar artist bringing music, culture and connection to audiences across India.
The Journey
SWAYAM INDIA TOUR | SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2026
India Tour
“The power of music can open conversations. The power of care can change lives.” GDF-CARE × SWAYAM
The Association
SWAYAM brings people together through music. GDF-CARE brings a structured social-impact purpose to that platform.
Questions Parents Ask
As early as something feels different. Concerns about speech, eye contact, play, response to name or motor milestones are worth checking at any age — assessment is not a diagnosis, and an early look costs a family very little compared to waiting.
No. Many families reach out with nothing more than a concern. We start with a developmental assessment, explain what we see in plain language, and only then talk about what support, if any, would help.
From the assessment. It maps a child's strengths and needs across communication, behaviour, motor skills and learning, and the plan is built from that — usually a combination of services rather than a single one, with goals written down and reviewed.
Progress made in a therapy room has to travel home to last. Parents are coached on the home programme, invited to reviews and treated as part of the team. That involvement is the single strongest predictor of how far a child gets.
The SWAYAM India Tour takes the conversation about autism and intellectual disability into 28 cities where it is rarely held at all. Music opens the door; GDF-CARE is the structured care work waiting on the other side of it.
Through CSR support, event sponsorship or a strategic partnership across the tour. The Impact & Partnership page sets out what support helps advance and what partners can be part of.
Get in Touch
No form fills in for a conversation. Send us a few lines and someone from the GDF-CARE team will come back to you — or call directly if that is easier.