Members of the Inner Wheel Club of Swarnrekha, Ranchi visited Lapung Block on February 19. Their first stop was at the famous SAI TEMPLE situated in the SARSA village.
At the entrance of the Temple the Club Members were warmly welcomed by the native dance troupe led by Krishna Bhagat. The dance troupe performed the Santhali Sohrai dance form, which was organised by club guest former IAS officer and and Social Worker Suchitra Sinha.
After ‘darshan’ at the SAI temple, the club members facilitated the 20 men & women of the dance troupe. The members gave them umbrellas, slippers, fruits and packets of snacks. The members of the club have created a special place in the hearts of the Santhali Sohrai Dancers.
The next stop of the day was the Adivasi Bal Vikas Vidyalaya of Sarsa village. The students, Head Master, teachers and the staff of the school won the hearts of the Club Members by their very warm welcome. It was surprising that the Children of a school in such a remote rural area were so well behaved, disciplined and talented. The Club members facilitated 450 students of the school by giving them copies, pencils, erasers and sharpners. The children were joyous on receiving the gifts. Sanitary napkins were given to the Girl Students by the club members.
The club members also counselled the students about the importance of being literate, importance of cleanliness and hygiene and also explained to them what being educated meant in the true sense of the word. The club members wished the children for their bright and glorious future.
The Club Members also visited village Birda of Lapung Block. They spent quality time with the womenfolk of the village. The club members had a heart to heart talk with ladies of BIRDA. The members facilitated the women of the village giving them umbrellas, fruits, bindis and bangles.
The inhabitants of Birda were happy and they said that they would eagerly look forward to the visit of the club members again.
However, it should be mentioned that both the schools (Adivasi Bal Vikas Vidyalaya) and the village (Birda) require help and financial aid for the uplift of the students and that of the villagers of BIRDA.
On way back to Ranchi from Lapung, few members of the club met Sabar Tribe artisans at their workshop at the residence of Suchitra Sinha. The members were amazed by their handiwork. The artisans showed the beautiful items they make out of dates’ leaves and Kasi grass. As many as 25 cloth bags with Inner Wheel Logo were given to the men and women of the Sabar tribe on the occasion.
Members present in the tour were Debjani Sanyal, Neelam Akhauri, Nita Singh, Mala Shrivastava, Sangeeta Sinha, Sunita Sinha, Soma Bhaduri, Sushma Sinha, Suprita Lal, Ambuja Sharan, Jyoti Tiwary, Namrata Kumar, Nita Shekhar, Geetanjali Singh, Bina Agrawal, Priya Roy, Urmila Prabhat, Sangita Rakesh, Priti Kumar, Asha Agrawal, Neeta Narayan alongwith two guests Suchitra Sinha and Shalini Sinha.