15th August at the library was a big day. The kids under the guidance of Ms. Vijayalakshmi put up a show for themselves and us the volunteers--patriotic songs, “Des Rangila” dances and short speeches on the freedom struggle.
We went in a little early and were pulled in to the tiny room which served as a dressing room for the girls and well, I think it gave any West-End backstage room competition! F applied kajal and lipstick doubling as rouge on one little girl with expert hands in one corner while in another N combed out her long, tangled hair. There was barely enough room to breathe but at least 6 girls twittered over their appearance as if they were performing for the Prime Minister. All I could think of was, I wish I could capture these moments without taking out my camera and ruining the candour and excitement in the room.
I did manage to take some pictures of the programme though.(picasaweb.google.co.in/ilpindia/IndependenceDayLibraryCelebrations#).
Although marred by a brief power cut, the enthusiasm and the planning was almost tangible as they presented their efforts to us with confidence, small blunders and overall panache!
By the end of the whole thing we were being mobbed by requests for pictures. Absolutely memorable. Kudos to Vijayalakshmi ma’am for organizing the kids so admirably!
Tharindri
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