Melody and drama
PAROMITA PAIN
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The annual day at the Child Development Centre proved to be a delightful combination of music, drama and poetry.
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The annual day of the Child Development Centre, a project of the department of Psychology, Women's Christian Cllege, established in 2001, is always an occasion to celebrate. And this time students, teachers and facilitators alike decided to party. The buzzword was special — a "special performance by special children in the honour of a special day" as the principal, Ridling Margaret Waller, put it.
Madan Raj, a student of the Centre sang the prayer song. This was followed by the fancy dress competition. The colours and the different costumes rocked the stage.
Arjun (11), who loves listening to music and playing video games, was Abdul Kalam. He stunned the hall into silence with his perfect imitation. Abraar Ahmed was Netaji and he truly is as brave as the famous leader. An autistic child, he was initially unable to walk when he joined the Centre. Recitation is his first love. History was recreated as Veerapandi Kattaboman and Imsai Arasan 23rd Pullakesi walked across, indulging in a bit of swordplay. He and the Kung fu master, whose quick moves would have put Bruce Lee to shame, drew the loudest claps.
Variety fare
But this wasn't all. Soon it was time for music and "Touching Heaven and Changing Earth", a delightfully choreographed piece had all the children on stage, and the audience swaying.
Treating the audience to some poetry, Kishore's sense of rhyme drew loud applause. Being shy, this took effort indeed. Abrar's speech on the Indian flag discussed the relevance of the three colours and its significance.
Then the event took a dramatic turn with a skit on the tale of "The cap vendor and the monkeys". The chief guests were Dr. Mohan Raj and Dr. Sujatha Mohan, from the Rajan Eye Care Hospital. They had recently taken all the youngsters for a free eye check-up. A delightful combination of music drama and poetry, this was a memorable morning for them all.
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