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ENJOYABLE: Children having fun at the Birla Planetarium in Chennai on Sunday. CHENNAI: “Hey, it’s a dinosaur,” exclaimed the seven-year-old Ranjith Kumar while getting exposed to the creature for the first time in his life at the Birla Planetarium on Sunday. “No , it’s a robot. See it moves, shakes its head and opens it jaws mechanically. There is a small motor instead,” explained nine-year-old Suresh, carefully noting down each and every moment of the dinosaur, along with 70 others. Besides Kumar and Suresh, there were 206 orphans in the age group of 8-12 from Chris Faith Home and Ebenezer Home. They moved freely around the Planetarium in batches to enrich their knowledge. Some kept their eyes and ears wide open to pick up minute details about the solar systems, and later at the three-dimensional show. Others tried their hands at the machines kept in the museum. “For us, the day began with a special show on the solar system. It was exciting. But my friend Rammohan started to cry after it turned pitch dark. The 3-D show was great. Wish the show was long like any other movie. We requested the 3-D glass but the organisers took it back,” said Maheesh, the oldest in the group. It was a different kind of picnic organised by the District Rotaract Council, the youth wing of the Rotary International, and Satyam Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) wing of Satyam Computer Services, to make Sunday a fun day for the less privileged. Talking to The Hindu, District Rotaract Council governor N. Krishna Kumar said: “This is not a one-off show. Next week, we, along with Project Tiger, will entertain 47 children of Mahalakshmi Foundation. We are trying to make a difference in their lives by taking them to different destinations as part of our community service and professional development service. This project is called TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More).” On Sunday, 60 Rotaractors ensured that these children were fed properly and taken care of till they were dropped back at their homes. J.S. Manoj Koundinya, Global Learning Consultant of Satyam business unit, said two non-commercial Tamil movies, ‘Vetri Padai’ and ‘Dubashi,’ were shown, as they dealt with cultivating a positive attitude and improving skills. “Initially, we thought it would be difficult to manage these children in public places. So we divided them into several batches. But these kids are smart. They came in school uniforms, behaved properly and made our task easier. In fact, we can learn lot from them,” Mr. Krishna Kumar said. While everyone went home with a smile, the Rotaractors rued the lack of proper maintenance of machines at the museum. “The global clock didn’t work. Some machines have broken down. Wish there were someone around to explain. Just imagine what kind of impact the kids would carry home.” At the end of the day, the children were given kits consisting of a rope bag, a sun cap, crayons and a scribbling pad. They accepted them with a glee. “Wish every Sunday is like this,” said Megna.
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