Chitra Shah is MSW and a Gold medalist from
the Madras school of Social work, Chitra is passionate about changing lives of the people with disabilities (PWDs). With over 20 years of experience in the field of disability her vision to create awareness and change in the community to ensure inclusion of the excluded can be seen in action at Satya Special School and in her work. She is the Founder Director of Satya Special School which caters to over 950 CWSNs in Puducherry
She is also the Area Director for Special Olympics Bharath, Puducherry and is a part of various government committees both nationally and in the Union Territory of Puducherry. She has won many awards nationally and at a state level, over the past few years. Her research interest documents integral aspects of lives of persons with Intellectual disabilities