Recipe for the New year 2011

December Month Salary 2010

December month salary for the teachers appointed by Kalvithulir is paid by Dhanalakshmi & Anand , Dhasarth, Rani Dhasath.

Through this post we are thanking them from our heart.

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

Disability did not prove to be a hindrance for these children  from staging ‘Ramayana on wheels’ in an open theatre on the eve of World Disability Day on Sunday. Over 200 disabled children, from Pune-based Bal Kalyan Sanstha, displayed a heartening sight of exuberance and willingness to lead life to its fullest by arranging a unique kind of dance and theatre performance.

With five diverse stages and specialized training, thechildren enacted the play coupled with dance and music, a first for the Sanstha as well as for the kids. “This was for the very first time that the children put up such a mammoth performance. They were trained meticulously for  the special event and each and every child was very excited to perform,” said Minetta Patil, Sanstha principal.

The Sanstha had collaborated with Delhi-based Ability Unlimited Foundation for the performance, and thechildren were trained by Guruji Sallauddin Pasha, who is revered as the ‘Father of Indian Therapeutic Theatre for persons with disabilities’. Guru Pasha choreographed and designed the entire sequence of ‘Ramayana on Wheels’.

“The Sanstha, which was established in the year 1979, basically has the objective to provide recreational and cultural facilities to differently-abled children. The primary aim of this event was to imbibe a sense of self-dependency and confidence in differently-abled children and help them to lead a normal mainstream life. We also aim to educate and sensitize people on various important issues concerning these children, who are often reckoned as a burden by their own,” Paatil said.

The characters enacted by the kids provided wisdom and ideals of common life and tried to spread the message of giving respect and equal importance to disabled people in India. The play included 18 scenes of the great epic of India and was spread across five stages.

Pasha, who visited Pune on a regular basis for training the kids, confessed that the task was a daunting one. But as they say that ‘where there is a will, there is a way’. He beliieves that the event is kind of a therapy, which will help to heal the disabled via music, dance and rhythm.

“We wish to change the indifferent attitude of the society towards the disabled and so that they can view them in a new light. We also firmly believe that many of our students will be able to find work after this exercise, which will help them to establish themselves on par with other mainstream individuals of their age and instill confidence and self-belief in them,” Pasha said.

“I personally believe that this kind of initiative is necessary to keep the feeling of humanness alive in this world, which is torn by hatred and bloodshed. We need to respect each other as human beings, and understand that everyone is not so lucky to lead a normal and happy life. It is we who can make disabled children and adults feel at home and help them to lead a life of dignity and happiness,” said Milinda Karmarkar, a resident of Law College Road, Pune.

- Siddhartha Laik

Source:http://www.punesite.com/where-theres-a-will-theres-a-way.html

(You can find more about Bal Kalyan Sanstha Pune here at the official website: http://balkalyan.niya.org/