In addition to the customary flag hoisting and rendition of patriotic songs on Independence day, we decided to something different this year. We decided to give the celebrations an environmental touch.
Two weekends prior to the Independence day, we organised a poster design competition for children of all ages. The theme of the competition, for those old enough to grasp it, was "Freedom From Plastics." Children of all ages were assembled in a hall, given chart paper and around 2 hours of time to design their posters. The result was a potpourri of creative display that children often surprise us with.
Ganesha Chaturthi happened to fall on the 1st of September in 2011. To prevent people from purchasing the harmful painted Ganesha idols, we had a collaboration with "The Living" for sourcing eco-friendly Parisara Ganapati idols. These idols were delivered to the houses of people who had placed orders for them.
The traditional Independence Day celebration at Goodwill Apartments is carried out with the rendition of patriotic songs and performance of Indian dances. We also have one of our elderly residents come up and speak to us about their memories of the day of Indian independence. This year, along with these events, we decided to have a "Freedom from plastic" awareness march. Along with the posters of the poster design competition, we made a few more consisting of simple slogans that encourage people to cut down the use of plastic and recycle their dry waste. We then used these posters as banners for a small march around Chandra Layout.
These posters now adorn the walls of the various buildings in Goodwill Apartments.
Picture Credits: Harish Venkatesh.
Patriotic Song Rendition
Two weekends prior to the Independence day, we organised a poster design competition for children of all ages. The theme of the competition, for those old enough to grasp it, was "Freedom From Plastics." Children of all ages were assembled in a hall, given chart paper and around 2 hours of time to design their posters. The result was a potpourri of creative display that children often surprise us with.
Ganesha Chaturthi happened to fall on the 1st of September in 2011. To prevent people from purchasing the harmful painted Ganesha idols, we had a collaboration with "The Living" for sourcing eco-friendly Parisara Ganapati idols. These idols were delivered to the houses of people who had placed orders for them.
A Parisara Ganapati idol
The traditional Independence Day celebration at Goodwill Apartments is carried out with the rendition of patriotic songs and performance of Indian dances. We also have one of our elderly residents come up and speak to us about their memories of the day of Indian independence. This year, along with these events, we decided to have a "Freedom from plastic" awareness march. Along with the posters of the poster design competition, we made a few more consisting of simple slogans that encourage people to cut down the use of plastic and recycle their dry waste. We then used these posters as banners for a small march around Chandra Layout.
Glimpes of the Freedom from Plastic march
These posters now adorn the walls of the various buildings in Goodwill Apartments.
Picture Credits: Harish Venkatesh.
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