The 14th of November is Jawaharlal Nehruji's birthday. Nehruji was the first prime minister of India after Independence. He wore a flower on his coat as a symbol of a child, blossoming in the world, bringing beauty, love, and innocence. He loved children and in remembrance of his birthday India celebrates Children's day.
Manav Sadhna held a Children's day celebration with 500 children from Ahmedabad. The celebration included prayer, live music, a dramatic play, and dance. There was also a yoga position dance to the Indian national song, Vande Mataram.
Earlier in the day the children enjoyed a puppet show depicting the lives of Indian royalty. Manav Sadhna volunteers served water and food to the children during and after the celebration and joined in the traditional garba dance. Hundreds of drawing books and color boxes were donated to Manav Sadhna to be given to the children as gifts after the celebration.
Several Trustees attended the celebration including Shri Ishwarbahi Patel, the founder of Manav Sadhna's father, and a leading activist for sanitation in India and founder of Environmental Sanitation Institute.
Underprivileged children enjoyed a day of excitement, entertainment, and education. Students from Mudra Communication performed two plays about cleanliness and education for girls. The band, Ananyamas, played several exciting songs for the children from well known Bollywood films.
Two children from Manav Sadhna's Earn to Learn program have been learning to play the guitar and performed at the celebration.
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