हिंदी
A Creative Endeavour of Centre for Human Rights and Duties in collaboration with Observation Home, Chandigarh Administration
Chandigarh October 21:
The Centre for Human Rights and Duties in collaboration with Observation Home, a unit of Chandigarh Administration under the aegis of the Social Welfare Department inaugurated a Diwali exhibition cum fundraiser by selling the art and crafts created by the children of the juvenile home situated Sector-25.
The children in conflict with the law had created some beautiful art and crafts which were exhibited at the student centre of Panjab University. The exhibition was inaugurated by the officials from the observation home including Prof. Madanjeet Kaur Sahota (retd) member of Juvenile Justice, Mr.Satinder Singh and Mr. Shyam Lal Superintendent of the juvenile home along with Dr. Upneet Kaur Mangat (Chairperson ) Duties and Dr. Namita Gupta (Associate Professor) Centre for Human Rights, Panjab University, Chandigarh. They gave their best wishes and motivated all the volunteers.
The crowd was moved that the children in juvenile homes were so talented and creative. The hard work they did by burning the midnight oil was appreciated by every passerby.
The exhibition’s main source of attraction was that the people were unaware of the children being as good as others and a few were genuinely intrigued. This exhibition provided a platform for the children which would definitely give them the confidence to create a life when they get out of their now residential home.
This exhibition provided the children of observation homes with a platform whereby selling their craft would enhance their self-worth. One of the students volunteers Ms. Yashda said “ The need of the hour is that we accept and let them adapt to the new world that will await them when they complete their terms. This message was conveyed thoroughly thorough out by this initiative.
The chairpersons, faculty, staff and students of different departments such as human rights, social work, fashion technology, women’s studies, psychology, sociology, police administration and many more applauded the endeavour and contributed to the cause.
All the passersby at Student Centre were moved by this creative endeavour and reiterated that all the children of the juvenile home were talented, creative and equally worthy. The children made beautiful oil colour paintings, creative diyas, jute bags, mandala drawings, ice cream stick crafts and crafts made of plastic waste and other biodegradable recycled waste. The teachers of different government schools were so happy to see them and bought them to gift their chief guests for the upcoming agendas. They were happy that the children were so environmentally aware.
The members of the Juvenile Justice board also were impressed and spellbound by the love the children received and felt elated and confident that the talented youth of our nation is more accepting and willing to accept the children in conflict with the law.
This Diwali exhibition will surely enlighten the ray of hope in those children’s lives and possibly spark their dreams with enthusiasm and positivity which is what the festival of light -Diwali, really is about.
