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Bringing out hidden talent in children

Staff Reporter

BUDDING ARTISTS: Children participating in the Kala Mela in Bangalore on Saturday.

BANGALORE: The Kala Mela was a colour mela. As many as 110 children and 30 artists participated in the mela at the Thimmaiah Park here organised by the Association of People with Disability.

Objective

The event had a creative objective: To bring out the talent hidden in children.

It was also a celebration of different places that made Bangalore a city and an encouragement to persons with disability.

Inaugurating the event on Saturday, artist M.B. Patil said Kala Mela could be celebrated along with the Karnataka Lalithkala Academy and other non-governmental organisations.

He later spent some time interacting with artists and children on art and culture.

The Association of People with Disability has launched Shradhanjali, a model school designed for holistic development and education where children with severe and multiple disability learn and play with those without disability. Pre-education is taken care of through community-based group activities, anganwadis and pre-schools.

The organisation supports 5,000 people by providing them training, therapy and education.

For details, call 25470390 or email: apdblr@eth.net, or log on to www.apd-india.org.

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