Due to a brilliant idea and thanks to the Indian Cricket Team (for winning us the world cupJ) the team of UDAAN had raised quiet a respectable amount of money for the welfare of the eco-clean women of our campus by selling popcorn on the world cup finals.
A fun day for all the eco-clean women of our campus was planned, when they could keep aside all their worries and tension and just have a blast. A day, just for them when their happiness mattered the most and everything else came second. A day when we served them, instead of the usual other way round. This day was supposed to be special and we at UDAAN were hell bent in making it absolutely legendary.
So on, 15th April the fated day, at around four, after finishing their daily works, the ladies started arriving slowly in groups of two or three chatting with one another, pretty unsure about what was in store for them. After all were seated, around the LT lawns in c-wing and made comfortable it was announced that the first event of the day was going to be a drawing competition. A murmur of excitement rose. Soon after the drawing sheets and the crayons were distributed among them, all of them became very busy bringing out the painter buried deep within them. For hands that had held the broom and mop for such a long time, the excitement of holding a colour pencils was one of pure ecstasy and joy. Slowly all the drawings start coming in. They range from small colourful ‘rangolies’ to their houses to beautiful sceneries each of them giving a glimpse into their imaginations and an aspect of their lives.
Soon after as the drawings were being evaluated, the second game – the ‘Tug Of War’ started. After
Soon after as the drawings were being evaluated, the second game – the ‘Tug Of War’ started. After
hurriedly distributing themselves into groups, the game starts. The joy in their laughter and the excitements in their screams as two groups of enthusiastic women try to pull the other across the mid-line can be measured in nothing less than pure diamonds.
Continuing with the fun, a game of Musical Chair started after this. Running round the chairs, to the tracks of Bollywood music trying to eliminate the others, it was very difficult not to smile looking at their excitement and eagerness to win the game. After little bit of pushing and lots of pulling finally one of them emerged as the winner, very proud of her accomplishment and applauded by all her friends.
This concluded all the games, but the day was far from being over, in fact it was just starting. The real fun was yet to begin. The groovy tracks of Bollywood music started playing and the dance party began complete with the all the traditional jhatkas and matkas. While some needed no further invitations, others after a little encouragement soon joined in. Janabai, after a lot of persuasion from her friends and applauding emerged as the star of the evening as she took the dance floor with thunder and storm and showed off numerous traditional dance moves and tricks she had learnt as a child (she covered her face, blushing & giggling, after she was done).
The winners of the drawing contest, proudly showed off their new watches and bags to their friends which they had received from our esteemed judge, Ms. Saby John mam. After this they were all seated and the team of UDAAN presented a street play in front of them highlighting the need and requirements of educating the girl child. The look on their faces told a thousand different stories. They were ones of lost opportunities, and a sad life. A few of them even had tears in their eyes, because after all it was not a drama, it was their life, right in front of them. After, the play was over all of them promised to educate themselves and their children promising never to let their daughters go through the same miseries they had faced due to lack of education.
As the momentary sadness passed, the entire team of UDAAN along with the ladies all sat down and had a light snack of ‘wada-pav, gulab jamun and lime juice’. After snacks, the day finally came to an end, with a photography session. All the women hurdled together to click photos together. The ladies thanked the Udaan members since they never got this importance before. One or two of them took out their mobile cameras to capture few moments of the day with them. Though the photographs couldn’t speak for themselves, but the expressions they captured spoke a million tales of joy and happiness and of the fun day, which I am sure will always remain as a colourful event in our memories for the rest of our lives for both the women and the entire team of UDAAN!!
Continuing with the fun, a game of Musical Chair started after this. Running round the chairs, to the tracks of Bollywood music trying to eliminate the others, it was very difficult not to smile looking at their excitement and eagerness to win the game. After little bit of pushing and lots of pulling finally one of them emerged as the winner, very proud of her accomplishment and applauded by all her friends.
This concluded all the games, but the day was far from being over, in fact it was just starting. The real fun was yet to begin. The groovy tracks of Bollywood music started playing and the dance party began complete with the all the traditional jhatkas and matkas. While some needed no further invitations, others after a little encouragement soon joined in. Janabai, after a lot of persuasion from her friends and applauding emerged as the star of the evening as she took the dance floor with thunder and storm and showed off numerous traditional dance moves and tricks she had learnt as a child (she covered her face, blushing & giggling, after she was done).
The winners of the drawing contest, proudly showed off their new watches and bags to their friends which they had received from our esteemed judge, Ms. Saby John mam. After this they were all seated and the team of UDAAN presented a street play in front of them highlighting the need and requirements of educating the girl child. The look on their faces told a thousand different stories. They were ones of lost opportunities, and a sad life. A few of them even had tears in their eyes, because after all it was not a drama, it was their life, right in front of them. After, the play was over all of them promised to educate themselves and their children promising never to let their daughters go through the same miseries they had faced due to lack of education.
As the momentary sadness passed, the entire team of UDAAN along with the ladies all sat down and had a light snack of ‘wada-pav, gulab jamun and lime juice’. After snacks, the day finally came to an end, with a photography session. All the women hurdled together to click photos together. The ladies thanked the Udaan members since they never got this importance before. One or two of them took out their mobile cameras to capture few moments of the day with them. Though the photographs couldn’t speak for themselves, but the expressions they captured spoke a million tales of joy and happiness and of the fun day, which I am sure will always remain as a colourful event in our memories for the rest of our lives for both the women and the entire team of UDAAN!!
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