Childrerns day News

Childrens day celebration at Bal Bhavan Society

L.Raghunanda
Bangalore
14 November 2011

Childrens day being today was celebrated by Bal Bhavan Society, in association with Women and Child Welfare department Karnataka in a unique way presenting Prathibha Puraskar awards to children who have excelled in academics, culture and sports for year 2011, constituted by Women and Child welfare dept Karnataka Govt.

Calling on the students, also making known of the vision Jawaharlal Nehru had for childrens Governor H.R Bharadwaj asked children and students to “ follow the footsteps of Nehru, the ideals he led the life”

“Nehru loved children too much and there was instance as I came to know myself that even at times allotted 8 to 10 hours to known from concerned department who working for the welfare to know what they were doing”

Meanwhile governor was all in praise for child welfare department, Bal Bahvan for promoting the children cause “ officials in the Bal Bahvan, Children and Women and Social welfare department have been doing good work for this children in supporting them in academics, in sports and cultural activities”

He commended the lead taken by girls children especially after seeing so many having taken Prathibha Puraskar prizes this morning in the very function “ It is good many girl students have come forward, excelled in culture, sports, and for which parents are toiling harder.

“There is need to bridge the imbalance existing in our education system, in our social fabric where girls are neglected, but in Karnataka those beliefs are dismissed.

Many students numbering 24 in all who have come form various district of the state got Pratibha Puraskar Award, for the year 2011, also individuals so as Gopinath from Koppal and Vasanth Kumar Shetty from Bangalore the two individuals.

Who was working on behalf of labour class, street children, and helping dropouts in schools to help them rejoin again the schools were given award for their recognition.

Two of the organisation Kuvempu Trust of Chitradurga, and Association for Promotion of Social Action (APSA) of Bangalore received award and commendation for their work in helping dropout children, street children and mentally challenged children join the school also helping them to bring in mainstream of life, they also got the cash prize of Rs 2 lakhs each

Also present on the occasion were-B.C Patil, Child Women Welfare Minister, Karnataka govt, Ms Symala Iqbal Director Child Women Welfare Department Karnataka govt, Ms Sudha Raghunandan Director Karnataka Council of Child Welfare, Roshan Baig Congress party MLA Shivajinagar, Ms Sulochana President of Bal Bahvan Society