Chandigarh October 21, 2022
Diwali Exhibition and Fund – Raiser – A Creative Endeavour of Centre for Human Rights and Duties in collaboration with Observation Home, Chandigarh Administration
The Centre for Human Rights and Duties in collaboration with Observation Home , a unit of Chandigarh Administration under the aegis of Social Welfare Department Social inaugurated a Diwali exhibition cum fund raiser by selling the art and crafts created by the children of juvenile home situated in Sector-25.
The children in conflict with law had created some beautiful art and crafts which were exhibited at the student centre of Panjab University. The exhibition was inaugurated by the officials from the observation home including Prof. Madanjeet Kaur Sahota (retd) member Juvenile Justice , Mr.Satinder Singh and Mr. Shyam Lal Superintendent of the juvenile home alongwith Dr. Upneet Kaur Mangat (Chairperson ) Duties and Dr. Namita Gupta (Associate Professor) Centre for Human Rights, Panjab University, Chandigarh . They gave their best wishes and motivated all the volunteers.
The crowd was moved that the children in juvenile homes were so talented and creative. The hard-work they did by burning the midnight oil was appreciated by every passersby.
The exhibition’s main source of attraction was that the people were unaware of the children being as good as others and a few were genuinely intriguing. This exhibition provided a platform for the children which would definitely give them the confidence to create a life when they get out of their now residential home.
This exhibition provided the children of observation home a platform whereby by selling their craft would enhance their self-worth. One of the student volunteers Ms. Yashda said “ The need of the hour is that we accept and let them adapt to the new world that will await for them when they compete their terms. This message was conveyed thoroughly thorough out by this initiative.
The chairpersons, faculty, staff and students of different departments such as human rights, social work, fashion technology, women’s studies, psychology, sociology, police administration and many more applauded the endeavour and contributed to the cause.
All the passersby at Student Centre were moved by this creative endeavor and reiterated that all the children of juvenile home were talented, creative and equally worthy. The children made beautiful oil colour paintings, creative diyas, jute bags, mandala drawings, ice cream stick crafts and the crafts made of the plastic waste and other biodegradable recycled waste. The teachers of different government schools were so happy to see them and bought them to gift their chief guests for the upcoming agendas. They were happy that the children were so environmentally aware.
The members of Juvenile Justice board also were impressed and spell bound by the love the children received and felt elated and confident that the talented youth of our nation is more accepting and willing to accept the children in conflict with law.
This diwali exhibition will surely enlighten the ray of hope in those children’s lives and possibly spark their dreams with enthusiasm and positivity which is what the festival of light -Diwali, really is about.
