Students of Delhi Public School and Billabong School made eco-friendly Ganesh under the Green Ganesh Worshop of EPCO on Friday. Enthusiasm among the students was so high that the entire atmosphere transformed into real old Indian Culture. Children made Ganesh idols from clay with devotion, passion and creativity.
They also get themselves apprised of the ill effects of POP on environment and took pledge not to use POP in future. It has been proved time again that the old rituals of Indian culture are environment friendly. Students were extremely excited to take the Ganesh Idols prepared by them to their homes.
Head of the Department DPS Art Faculty Suchita Rai praised the workshop and said that such workshop should be organized every year in 2-3 phases and 8 to 10 days before the Ganesh Chaturthi to enable students to take part in large number. Teacher Smt. Namrata Sharma said that the workshop will help students strengthening their culture besides creativity.
Principal of Billabong School Ashish Agarwal and teacher Malvika Joshi mentioned that this kind of step to protect environment is good and will increase the creativity in the children. Further, she said that the students came to know about the importance of clay where as POP is insoluble and hazardous to the environment.
large number of people took part in the workshop at Mandakini Ground, Kolar Road. People of all ages learned to make Ganesh Idols with enthusiasm and took the idols home. One of the elderly persons said that there are no words to praise Green Ganesha. I have witnessed people in such a large number first time who are making and taking self made Ganesh to their homes. Shubhrata Guha said that the effort is praiseworthy and creativity by our own hands is pleasing.
Green Ganesha workshop will be conducted on September 3 at Government Naveen Higher Secondary School (old Campion) Arera Colony from 11.00 a.m. to 12 noon followed by Dushhera Ground Bittan Market from 3.00 to 6.00 p.m. Commissioner Anupam Rajan has appealed to the people to attend the workshop in large number in order to derive benefit.