The Bharati Rath Memorial Academy of Special Human Abilities is a holistic sports institute with residential facilities for Persons with Disabilities, women and senior citizens. It provides sports coaching in a wide range of disciplines like cricket, football, swimming, athletics, badminton, basketball, volleyball, handball, netball, floorball, floor hockey, roller skating, bocce, boccia and physical fitness.
The coaches are of national and international repute so also is the Management. Names like Arpita Mohapatra, Md. Jafar Iqbal, Sarita Routray and Sukhram Majhi are synonymous with international acclaim in sports while Prakash K Rath and Pradipta Rath are internationally acclaimed for their management skills and experience.
The Academy has achieved some success in its short span of life.
1st BRM-ASHA Awards (2018-19) held at Open Learning Systems (Conference Hall), Bhubaneswar Guests: Mrs. Kasturi Mohapatra, Former, SCPD, Odisha; Dr. Minati Behera, SCPD, Odisha and Mr. Jagannath Pradhan, Social Worker AWARDEES Sportspersons: Md. Jafar Iqbal, International Cricketer with Visual Impairment (Men) Sarita Routray, International Special Olympics Athlete (Women) Purna Chandra Jena, International Special Olympics Cricketer…
2nd BRM-ASHA Awards (2019-20) held at the Institution of Engineers (Auditorium), Bhubaneswar Guests: Mrs. Kiranbala Rath, Mother of Late Amrut Rath, Mrs. Kasturi Mohapatra, Former SCPD, Odisha, and Mrs. Minati Behera, Chairperson, State Women Commission, Odisha. Sportspersons: Sukhram Majhi, International Cricketer with Visual Impairment, received the Amrut Rath Memorial Plaque for Cricket (Men) Jhilli Birua,…
Bhubaneswar(07/04/2023): Corporator of Ward No.65 in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Rasmi Ranjan Patasani promised to develop the infrastructure in the Bhagabanpur – Patrapada area for the promotion of sports for the persons with disabilities while giving away the medals and certificates to the participants during the closing ceremony of the 1st State CP Athletics Championship…
The Cornhole (Baggo) game which is highly popular in the USA, Canada and Europe, was brought home to India during its formal launch by Special Olympics Bharat through its Odisha chapter in an event held at the Bharati Rath Memorial Academy of Special Human Abilities (BRM-ASHA) in Bhubaneswar. The Game was demonstrated and rules explained…
This is an initiative of Preeti and Arpita. Since March 2020 they have been taking care of the nutritional and healthcare needs of nearly 30 stray dogs and some cats from Bhagabanpur-Patrapada and other parts of Bhubaneswar. They have been able to save the lives of some of them who would have died due to…
Cricket bat donated to Bayabara Youth Club by BRM-ASHA during the conduct of the Unified Cricket under the Youth Activation Program on 8th March 2023
3rd BRM-ASHA Awards Ceremony Held After a gap of 2 years due to Covid19, the Bharati Rath Memorial Academy of Special Human Abilities (BRM-ASHA) held its 3rd edition in collaboration with Open Learning Systems in Bhubaneswar last night. The Chief Guest, Mayor of Bhubaneswar, Mrs. Sulochana Das in her address said that Bhubaneswar is being…
