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Don’t just ignore them as mere kids. These children from Bangalore are out to teach you a lesson or two, and have turned into doves, spreading the message of peace and brotherhood.
Students of schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), have plunged headlong into a nation-wide communal harmony campaign.
Students of schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), have plunged headlong into a nation-wide communal harmony campaign.
As part of the campaign, the students have been engaged in various activities to promote peace and friendly relations among various communities and help raise donations for physical and psychological support to children orphaned or rendered destitute by violence.
The campaign is a brainchild of National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), an autonomous organisation with ministry of home affairs, government of India.
In order to make the campaign effective, the foundation has tied up with the CBSE board, and engage children in the noble endeavour.
Students at the Army Public School, Bangalore are celebrating the life, culture and rituals of various communities of India.
Students at the Army Public School, Bangalore are celebrating the life, culture and rituals of various communities of India.
“We have already started the campaign in our school. As part of the five-day event, which will end next week, we are celebrating beliefs and rituals of various communities of the country, including Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis,” said Manjula Raman, principal, Army Public School.
“In order to promote brotherhood among children, the school is having special sessions, where children will be deeply involved in celebrating food, music, and culture of various regions and communities of the country,” she explained.
Most CBSE schools in Bangalore have made elaborate arrangements to take part in the campaign. Theyhave arranged for all state prayers in morning session, special assembly to celebrate different communities’ habits, painting and essay competitions to instill secular and fraternal sensibilities among the future citizens.
Later on, the students will visit their neighbourhood to promote communal harmony among Bangaloreans.
One of the prominent activities of NFCH is rehabilitation of children orphaned or rendered destitute in communal, caste, ethnic and terrorist violence that fractures social harmony. “Students will be engaged in raising funds to help child victims of violence,” said C Gurumurthy, director (academic), CBSE.
“During the last financial year ending March 31 2010, the foundation has helped 10,431 such children all over the country and extended them financial assistance to the tune of approximately `35 crore to them,” Gurumurthy said.
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