Our Story

The idea of Ummeed was born while Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy
was working at Children’s Hospital in Boston as a Developmental
Pediatrician. The resources available at the hospital and community
there brought home to her the paucity of facilities available for
children with developmental disabilities in India.

Upon her relocation to India in 1998, she worked with a number of
nonprofit organizations as well as Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai. She
envisioned the provision of a diverse range of specialized services
catering to the unique needs of children with disabilities. She believes
that identifying and treating disabilities in children builds a healthier
society at large in the long run.

On November 5, 2001, with the help of her husband, Ashish
Karamchandani, who was then a partner of the Monitor Group, she
founded Ummeed with an initial staff of three. Today Ummeed
provides specialized care for most developmental disabilities and
has moved into areas of training, research and advocacy. It is now
one of the country’s leading NGOs, much respected for its work in the
field of children with disabilities.