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Our Story

Why the name “MirchiColor”?

One evening, my son pointed at something red and called it “mirchi colour.” Raindrops falling into puddles, spreading into ripples — those were “jalebi.”

The reports called it a language delay.

I heard original poetry.

That evening gave this app its name — and its promise: we will never see only what’s missing. We will always see the whole child.

Seventeen years as an autism parent. Plastic chairs outside therapy rooms, asking the question every one of us knows: what did I do wrong?

Feeling alone in my own family, my own neighbourhood. Watching my child be denied his right to simply be in a classroom — once, he came home beaten.

But I was not entirely alone. A few senior parents, years ahead on this road, took my hand and said, “we know.” A few professionals chose to understand my child instead of labeling him. They taught me what the right support feels like — and I owe them more than I can say.

So I trained as a special educator. And I built MirchiColor — the companion I needed on those corridor chairs. Because the answer to “what did I do wrong?” is:

Nothing. You did nothing wrong. You just needed someone to decode with you.

— Geetu · founder of MirchiColor · autism parent · RCI-certified special educator