Family Day 2022
"FAMILY
DAY" was celebrated for the 5th time with great fervour by
Pratidhwani WB in collaboration with Anwesha Kolkata on Wednesday, December 21,
2022, at Bishop’s College, Beck Bagan, Kolkata. Around 90 people,
including deaf children, young adults, and their families from Kolkata and the
adjoining districts of West Bengal, actively participated in the event, along
with guests.
We
all gathered in the college ground building at 10.30 a.m. The inauguration
programme took place at the ground after finishing the registration formalities
and breakfast. The programme began with March Past, which was attended by all
participants. Then, the programme was inaugurated by lighting diyas in a
flower-filled water container by Ms. Mita Banerjee, Ex-Commissioner, Persons
with Disabilities, Govt. of West Bengal; Ms. Supriya Sengupta, former Special
Educator, AJYNISHD; Mr. Soumen Upadhyay, General Secretary, Parivaar Bengal;
Mr. Tushar Jana, President, Pratidhwani WB; and a member from each of the
groups. Our well-wishers and friends like Ms. Srila Bose, Ms. Sankari Ghosh,
and Mr. Sudipto Banerjee also joined
during the celebration of the program.
Around
11:30 A.M, the guests and parents were requested to take their seats in a well
decorated classroom in the vicinity of the playground. Ms. Snigdha Sarkar, President,
Anwesha Kolkata requested Supriya Di, to come on stage and deliver the welcome
speech. Ms. Sengupta said “Pratidhwani WB’s Family Day is a wonderful
platform and the parents should maintain the spirit of togetherness. The
strength of the society lies in the family and it was important for families to
come under a platform to feel the strength of togetherness and solidarity.”
Ms.
Sneha Chowdhury, Mr. Amit Das, Ms. Arpita Sengupta Roy, Ms. Anurupa Ghosh, Mr.
Arijit Roy, Ms. Jhumi Dhar – all deaf young adults were requested to come on stage
and share the success stories which motivated everyone sitting in the hall. A
few parents also shared their parenting experience with their deaf children
which were as motivating.
A
sit and draw event simultaneously was organized where all the children took
part spontaneously. All sports related things were timely set up and the
equipment were arranged by the sports team under the guidance of our parent
members. All games were conducted aptly and every one enjoyed. After the sports
activity; we came back to the dining hall for the delicious lunch at 2.00 p.m.
Post
lunch, the attractions were magic show and cultural performance by deaf
children & young adults. The tricks of the magician, recitation by Abhirup
and Arpita and dance performance of Antik and his friend Nilomraj were
appreciated and everyone enjoyed it immensely. At the end, all children and
young adults were given a gift as a token of love.
The
parents learnt about different issues facing their children and adults who are
deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) through an interactive seminar while the children
enjoyed the togetherness amidst different fun-filled and learning activities. It
was a great day for the children, young adults, their parents and family
members and teachers as well, as it strengthened the bond between all of us.
We
are thankful to Bishop's College, Kunal Engineering Private Ltd., special
guests, friends, members and well-wishers of Pratidhwani West Bengal for their
contribution in making the programme a grand success.
Activities*
1. March Past
2. Experience sharing by Parents and DHH Adults
3. Sit and Draw
4. Games
5. Magic
6. Cultural Programme
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