A day of huge reverence in every Indian's life : Independence day celebrated with loads of zeal around the corners of the country,channelized me to do something worthy enough to be recalled with pride and joy. Yes, today i.e. 15th of August'11, would be a chapter I would love to go through again-n-again with all enthusiasm every time. Yet another day in the orphanage left behind some memories to be shared by you all.As intimated earlier,a quest to contribute my part of effort to the development of few deprived in terms of education and love,lead me toward this institute. A batch of some 48 children of the Ch.Lakhiram Anathalaya and we,IIM-R students-what a fun it was! As an exercise to give the children an environment full of fun and content, six of us as described earlier : Dipti, Adithya,Krishna, Renuga, Ajay ,Chitranshu and me reached the institute with the members of cultural committee and few other batchmates with all preparations. All energetic n excited kids and lots of fun activities for their meal:oh! what can you expect? A wonderful participation.We organized an event consisting of various games starting from a quiz competition coming out with talented kids being awarded chocolates and appreciation.Name of India's first P.M.,Why do we celebrate Independence Day,they knew all these....:)...This was followed by a drawing competition between the kids of the institute.Small,innocent kids sketching their heart out on blank sheets some depicting the National Flag,some a house,some a scenery,and the list goes on and filling vibrant colors of their dream,imagination and purity(and of course the crayons too). A very interesting interaction with the kids to reach their self,some of them performing much above our expectations trying to portray things not even obvious otherwise at their age in life.Then party time for kids: serving refreshments and drinks to their great happiness. An attempt to reach out to their emptiness and fill it up with few moments of joy and achievement was hopefully successful. Next came a musical chair game, all of them running for a chair ....that was real fun!...but the most precious thing was the glitter in their eyes,the smile on their faces,the caliber in their presence,all so amazing.!.The longing to sit made them catch hold of a seat even before the music stopped(well this is way we still do).The first runner up and winner exhibiting tough competition and ending up earning so many chocolates for themselves..hmm..much more than their counterparts!
The way they mixed up with us and we engaged in their sweet aura is something which can't be wrapped up in a few ostentatious words and presented here.Its a feeling inexplicable in exact forms.We were rather getting acquainted with our childhood days full of mischief and masti. Some of us stealthily helping our favorite kids over the paintings to make them win the first prize,correcting them from any kind of deviations though we ourselves were into it by helping them... ;)
Last of all a voluntary show of talent:dancing,reciting poems,cracking jokes,all were unique performers,difficult to figure out who was the best of all. Nursery rhymes: Twinkle-twinkle, Machli jal ki rani hai; some patriotic songs ; some jokes and yes extra-ordinary dance performances at just this level of facilities is commendable. Even our batchmates could not match their typical standards(though they tried hard to)......yup...they were star performers claiming full right over the ever acceptable and wanted chocolates.
Among so many boys there was a very small and the only girl...Naina.i think the cutest of all and everybody loved her like anything. Deprived of her father's love and protection at this tender age,hope we did succeed in bringing a true smile on her face.
Then came the final moment of prize distribution for drawing competition winners: all happy and gay. So many prizes,trophies and constellation prizes to boost their confidence and participation in future.We turned kids with them...yeah enjoyed the fun-rides: sea-saw,swing and merry-go-round a tonne!....some guys enjoyed playing with them ..ant yet others got totally engrossed with them...did even remember their them when returned.
Such is the warmth of kids,the purest soul on earth.They could win our love and attention in just some 3-4 hours of time..isnt that very small to take a big business investment decision but its definitely not for a social cause.The satisfaction which these moments brought to us is not comparable with any any business merger or joint venture,its something beyond:intangible but yet the effect is profound. I am working when will you begin,that is the only question i have!
The way they mixed up with us and we engaged in their sweet aura is something which can't be wrapped up in a few ostentatious words and presented here.Its a feeling inexplicable in exact forms.We were rather getting acquainted with our childhood days full of mischief and masti. Some of us stealthily helping our favorite kids over the paintings to make them win the first prize,correcting them from any kind of deviations though we ourselves were into it by helping them... ;)
Last of all a voluntary show of talent:dancing,reciting poems,cracking jokes,all were unique performers,difficult to figure out who was the best of all. Nursery rhymes: Twinkle-twinkle, Machli jal ki rani hai; some patriotic songs ; some jokes and yes extra-ordinary dance performances at just this level of facilities is commendable. Even our batchmates could not match their typical standards(though they tried hard to)......yup...they were star performers claiming full right over the ever acceptable and wanted chocolates.
Among so many boys there was a very small and the only girl...Naina.i think the cutest of all and everybody loved her like anything. Deprived of her father's love and protection at this tender age,hope we did succeed in bringing a true smile on her face.
Then came the final moment of prize distribution for drawing competition winners: all happy and gay. So many prizes,trophies and constellation prizes to boost their confidence and participation in future.We turned kids with them...yeah enjoyed the fun-rides: sea-saw,swing and merry-go-round a tonne!....some guys enjoyed playing with them ..ant yet others got totally engrossed with them...did even remember their them when returned.
Such is the warmth of kids,the purest soul on earth.They could win our love and attention in just some 3-4 hours of time..isnt that very small to take a big business investment decision but its definitely not for a social cause.The satisfaction which these moments brought to us is not comparable with any any business merger or joint venture,its something beyond:intangible but yet the effect is profound. I am working when will you begin,that is the only question i have!
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