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Founded by art director Dhvani Advani, Wow and Now has a series of sensory quiet books for young children. These fabric-based interactive books help children up to the age of four develop vital physical, communication and intellectual skills through activities such as pinch, grasp, visually track or arrange things in a particular order, while boosting creative imagination. Want more? The books can be personalised. For instance, for Peek-A-Boo Animal Safari (Rs 2,999) your child could have a lion buddy named Zuba, an elephant named Bailey, an owl named Ollie or Jerry the giraffe. You can also add your child’s name to the book. There is also a colour-pop sensory book (Rs 2,099) to familiarise children with learning, recognising and sorting numbers and colours; another titled Jolly Baby (R1,999) helps them learn how to tie shoes, braid their hair or the concept of laundry. 
Available on wowandnow.in

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I do, the comic style

Illustrator and comic artist Rahul Patil is known for personalised wedding portraits. His photograph-based illustrations are enriched with elements that symbolise cultures, personalities, interests and personal journeys of his clients. Besides wedding portraits, he sketches out daily life, and custom-makes art for special occasions, and does superhero illustrations. 
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Tune in for a change

Srishti Bakshi and Anna Susarenco

Have you ever come across a news story or an incident that has moved you to such an extent that you have taken charge to bring about change? Most of us have had this feeling, and this new podcast by Feminism in India and the Swedish Institute talks about the importance of such mobilisation. Two episodes of Advocacy, Passion & Beyond: Voices from SI Leader Lab, are out already. In one, host Japleen Pasricha explores how digital tools can be weaponised against social challenges. We especially liked the episode where Srishti Bakshi from India and Anna Susarenco from Moldova speak about their experiences of bringing change in the lives of women who were unsupported. It made us realise that social media and digital tools are not all that bad when used for the good fight.
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A special dating app

MatchAble, a dating, matchmaking and networking platform dedicated to people with special needs caught our attention. The idea, we learnt, was to break free from societal taboos that limit the chances and likelihood of people with special needs to bond with other people in a romantic scenario. The first thing we found interesting  (besides the use of purple on its interface) is that it gives users plenty of choices and none of them centre around disability. The options are based on gender (man, woman and other) and sexuality (straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer or anonymous). It asks what you are seeking: Relationships, something casual, marriage, don’t know yet. The downside is that the app barely has enough users, we hope that changes soon! 
Available free-of-cost for Android users on playstore