EXPERIENCES to Share.....

Hello to Everyone.....

I am Upasana Nayak, a WWS (Woman who Stutter). I belong to Bangalore SHG.

After completion of B.Tech, I came to Bangalore with an aim that I will find a job in MNC as a software engineer.  I started searching job with full enthusiasm but failed to get results as the way I want. Then after 2-3 months I felt that my stammering is coming the way of finding job, as I got rejected from many companies in the Group Discussion round or in self introduction round, where they check one’s communication skill. I was in the peak of my frustration, at that time I got to know about TISA and joined Bangalore SHG, which was truly a GIFT for me. And I started Loving my life. And in the month of October I got job in a telecom company. And I am Happy and trying to grab the knowledge. Now I am going to share my First Job Experience as a WWS.

TISA's women wing

Ms. Upasana Nayak from Banglore  will be heading TISA's newly setup women's wing.  We sincerely wish her good luck with the new "job"  and are very confident that she would be a great role model to many girls who sometimes suffer in isolation and are not able to find a friend with whom they can share their very personal stories.If there is any girl reading this post, feel free to mail Upasana. Here is a brief write up that she sent to TISA's core team :


Hi, I am Upasana Nayak from Odisha, currently seraching for a job in Banglore. I have done my engineering in computer science. I am a WWS (Women who Stutter). I have stuttered since childhood, so stuttering is not a new thing to me. During my schooling I never looked at my stuttering as a problem. But once I was out of school, my perspective started changing and I started looking at my stuttering with fear and shame and also as an obstacle. After doing a lot of research I came to know that stuttering increases due to one’s emotional sensitivity and in general, girls are more emotionally sesitive than man, so stuttering becomes an even bigger challenge for women.

I recently came to know about TISA (The Indian Stammering Association). After attending SHG (Self Help Group) meeting in banglore, my fears, shame, guilt all have started disappearing and I have started to accept my stuttering. I am not saying that I am fluent after joining SHG, but I have got more courage and confidence to live my life without any shame or guilt. I think being a girl who stutter is more challening than for men who stutter. Sometimes WWS feel very lonley and can't find a right person to share her feelings about stuttering.  As I faced all the problems that comes with being a WWS, I can say now that for every problem there is a way out and I am here to help any WWS up to my best.
Feel free to contact me anytime upasana.nayak39[at]gmail.com