However since we moved to Pune things got a bit dull. Our housing society is not exactly the most happening one when it comes to celebrations. Oh we do have the mandatory flag hoisting; throw in a few speeches and maybe a desh-bhakti poem to go along and we’re done. By afternoon the flag is taken down, folded and kept away till January.
One is expected to sit quietly, sing the anthem, sit some more and go away in a quiet dignified manner… things Hrit and Naisha are certainly not capable of. After being almost chased away the first year, last time we kept ourselves happy watching the flag hoisting of a neighbouring society from our balcony.
This time we decided to have a drawing contest for the kids. By the time we could convince the chairman to open the clubhouse for us (not possible, it’s a holiday, it’s illegal to open ‘establishments’ on National holidays… aaaarrrrgh.. you get the picture) it was too late to inform everyone and if each society member wasn’t informed permission couldn’t be given, so said the chairman. Finally, we gave up and decided to have it at home.
We wrote out the notices, rustled up some tricoloured badges, cleared up the living room and we were set.
So it was that at 11 O clock kids trooped in to draw “India”. And what super fun it turned out to be.
The kids were excited as were the mums. Some even sent across small gifts and chocolates for the participants in honour of I-Day, some dropped in just to watch the kids and click pictures. Almost all said they’d thought of doing something for a long time but never got around to it.
Edited to add: Linking this to Shruti’s Artsy Craftsy Challenge .
These qualify? I'm always so not sure.. Will do it with great pleasure.
Enter these into AC-Aug na?
Thanks Priya.. was fun.
Wow! this is inspiring OM!!
Sure looks like a lot of fun 🙂 And the puris look oh so good 🙂
Magiceye.. we intend to 😀
Way to go!!
Hey thanks NBose.. that's beetroot. Orange didn't happen .. meybe carrots but they're not juicy enough, so we went with red.
Smita: Right you are. The more one thinks, the tougher things seem. The trick is to just go ahead and do it then plan better for next time.
The puri's look good and what an initiative. It proves that if u decide to do something u can very easily achieve it!
Wow..those Puris look gr8..how u managed that red colour??
It was so nice to arrange that drawing competition at home…ehhh these society management!!