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Mukul Madhav Foundation ( spearheaded by Mrs. Ritu
Chhabria ) along with Art India Foundation organised a
unique 3 day Art Camp for the Children to Support the
proposed school building of Vidya Jyoti School, a school
for the slow learners. 100 children participated in this
camp which was full of fun and learning and was conducted
with assistance from Art India Foundation who has been
conducting Art projects for children. Activities included
clay work and pottery, drawing and painting, candle
making, calligraphy and cartoon drawing. The works created
by the children were put up on a special display and sale
on Thursday 17th April 2008. The entire sale proceeds from
this exhibition will be donated to the proposed school
building of Vidya Jyoti School,
a school for slow learners.
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The Art Camp for Children was not only meant for raising
awareness and funds for this noble cause but also to make
our children sensitive to the lesser privileged in the
society and to instill in them a sense of caring and
giving. The response from the children and the parents of
the participating children was overwhelming and this will
go a long way in helping projects like Vidya Jyoti School.
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The Art Camp had a surprise wherein artists from Santiniketan who were
in town for an exhibition came in and captivated the children with some
fascinating demonstrations of painting and drawing. This led the children
to unleash their creative and latent talent on paper. Other instructors who
worked with the children included Mr. Kulkarni for pottery arranged by Shirish
Chaudhary, Rajashree Rele for candle making, Sharmila Mangwani, Jyotika Motwani
and Kimi Sheorey for paper carft, Dilip Patil, Rahul Patwardhan and Gopal for
drawing and painting and Babu Udipi for calligraphy. The camp was made a success
thanks to diligent work put up by volunteers who included Maneesha Shah, Riya Gupta,
Reshma Shah, Anita Agarwal, Shefali Bajaj, Natasha Sethi, Nandita Kalmadi, Namita
Thapar and Priya Madhok.
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Dr. Mrs. Poornima Pandit who is spearheading Vidya Jyoti School project felt that such initiatives would
ensure that the society develops empathy towards the special children and help them lead a life of dignity
and self respect and not one which is based on sympathy from others. Dr. Pandit thanked all concerned for
putting together this camp and added that once the proposed building comes up by March 2009, the school team
will be in a position to take many more special children under its care. The current capacity of 100 students
will be increased to 200. The focus at Vidya Jyoti will be on Vocational Training and 8 rooms are being earmarked
for this purpose. The 4th floor of the school building will house vocational activities such as file making,
screen printing, candle making, making of paper bags and folders. Another important aspect of the proposed school
building will be the creation of a sheltered workshop which will provide an opportunity to past students as well
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