World Environment Day Celebrations
Meghdutam Rangmanch was invited by Noida Authority to partner with them to celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June at the Community Club and Cultural Centre, in Sector 50. After several planning sessions, what emerged was a potpourri of events. that included exhibition of community best practices, children’s visual expression through paintings on nature and the environment, talks on tree plantations and water conservation, which concluded with a cultural program. All aimed to create awareness of environmental problems confronting the world and share positive community initiatives. Paryavartan event went as follows:
On 02 June – Draw and Paint event (theme: Save Earth), curated by artist Parul Tyagi and assisted by Avantika Parnami.
On 05 June – • Community Best Practices: Organic Farming, kitchen and balcony gardens (Rakhi Mittal, Sonali Kumari). Composting in Apartments (Manju Gupta, Manpreet Kaur).
Avoiding plastic: Bartan Bank (Madhu Mittal, Anuja Agarwal). • Exhibitions: Display of drawings and paintings submitted by children (Parul Tyagi). Certificates of Participation were issued to children who participated. Coins, Stamps and Newspaper Cartoons on Nature, Flora & Fauna and Environmental Degradation (by Pradeep Sharma, Nabh Collections and Exhibitions) • Talks: Organic farming, kitchen and balcony gardens by Rakhi Mittal (the talk was based on her experience of organic farming, kitchen and balcony gardens. She also dwelt on how urban consumption was responsible for the degradation of our forests and environmental problems). Water conservation with special reference to Gautam Buddh Nagar by Pratap Chandnani (he has done work on applied research on environment and health; spoke on water conservation with special reference to the district of Gautam Buddh Nagar).
• Cultural Program: Vedic chanting of shlokas from Indian scriptures by students of Arsh Gurukul, run by Arya Samaj Kendra in Sector 33 (four students chanted shlokas from Vedas and Bhagavad Gita highlighting indispensable role of nature, trees and forests in our lives; each shloka translated in Hindi for audience’s benefit). Kathak Group Dance Recital by students of Natrajan Nrityakala Ashram (four students presented a technical composition ‘teervat’ and ‘tandava’dance, choreographed by their guru, Prerna Sharma). Presentation of nature and environment themed songs by Airstream Rock Band (participating singers have earlier performed in the Music in the Park events organised by Meghdutam Rangmanch).
Celebration Highlights – Anand Mohan, Director, Horticulture, had taken special interest to have children, admitted in the paediatric cancer ward of the Post Graduate Institute of Child Health in Noida, to participate in the Paint and Draw event. Drawing sheets and painting material were provided to the children in the ward itself. Around 30 children submitted their paintings that were displayed at the 05 June exhibition.
Vaishali Mehta Joshi of Meghdutam Rangmanch welcomed the Chief Guest, Satish Pal, ACEO, Noida Authority, to inaugurate the event. Mr. Pal, along with Mr. Mohan, and other dignitaries lit the auspicious lamp amidst chanting of Vedic hymns. This was followed by his address. Following which Kapil Pandey (Meghdutam Rangmanch) anchored the cultural program.
A special thanks to Mr Mohan, and his staff, for having organised the show. They left no stone unturned to set up the infrastructure and other installations in the Community Club and Cultural Centre for this event.
Meghdutam Rangmanch is proud that it was offered the opportunity to conduct the first-ever cultural program at Club 50. Noida Authority has earmarked the premises for cultural activities, evident from its name, and we hope that more such cultural events are hosted in Club 50.
P.S. A special thanks to custodians, friends and supporters of Meghdutam Rangmanch who volunteered their time and energy to make this program a success.
