Programmes were held by various institutions and organisations as part of the ongoing Holi festivities in the provisional state capital Dehradun and other parts of the state. Cultural programmes have been going on for some days now in the Kumaon region where the festival is being celebrated enthusiastically in the traditional manner.
At Nanhi Dunya, “The International Movement of Children and their Friends” in Dehradun, national and international social activists and educationists were a part of the occasion which started with superintendent of police, Vigilance, Sadanand SR Date lighting the ceremonial lamp to inaugurate the festivity.
Specially aided children with others presented a comedy play “Hathi ko kurta man bhaya,Ghora ko shehar doraya”which elicited much laughter from the gathering. Claudia Jabbusch from Germany presented a folk song on the lyre.
Speaking on the occasion, the SP Vigilance, Sadanand Date appreciated the efforts put in by Nanhi Dunya family in the field of child development and welfare especially for the children with special needs. He congratulated all and appreciated their efforts in preservation of culture and traditions which are depleting fast in the rat race of life and are really very essential to maintain.
Representing Nanhi Dunya, Kiran Ulfat Goyal in her address said that that every child is an asset to the society, which needs to be recognised and developed. In today’s world education has lost its real meaning and has become limited to creating computing machines, she said, while also thanking Date for attending the function on a very short notice
According to Ashu Satvika Goyal, who organised the programme, various people including students from UPES, IFCAI University, volunteers from Poland, Malaysia, Germany and old students were among those present on the occasion.