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If there is something that excites us Indians more than cricket (stereotypical, I know!), then it is the national holidays! This Independence Day, looking at all the elation around me, I wondered whether this zeal and enthusiasm had more to do with the ‘national’ or the ‘holiday’ aspect of this national holiday; whether the long history and sacrifices that the day was symbolic of, mattered at all. I feel, I asked this because, apart from the yawning morning faces during the Independence Day annual assemblies, there was hardly anything ‘nationalistic’ about my, and most of my friends’, Independence Day. The day, for us, was mostly about having an extra holiday- having more time to read and relax. Now, having become reasonably historically and politically aware, I regret having not had the opportunity to actively and consciously engage in activities of symbolic significance to mark the day. Instead of the jargon-laden, complicated speeches, I wish we could have been made sen

Life is a calendar and every day is a festival, but then come the special days which are designed to celebrate some significant stories which are passed over generations. Just like every other year, Rakshabandhan came with the story celebrating the bond of siblings and to remark that day, an event was organized on 25 th August, 2018 by SAKSHAM- a CRY supported initiative, to celebrate the beautiful festival of Rakhi at Shahbad Dairy, Badli. It included guests from various fields such as Ms. Sarika Chaudhary (DCW), Ms. Ira Singhal (SDM Alipur, IAS) and Ms. Jyoti Rathi (DCPCR) as Chief Guests. The true colors of the event were reflected because of the presence of the children and a variety of volunteers were the ones who made it smooth.  The event started with an address by Mr. Santlal, the Director of Saksham, in which he raised the issue of women security and how we need to ensure a secured environment to our sisters. He also included the fact that many girls are fulfil

On the 11 th of August, we, at CRY, in collaboration with Hope of People Everywhere, organised an event on “Self-defence” for children from our Public Action Group at Dwarka. It goes without saying what a thoughtfully chosen topic, “self-defence”, is for an event catering to the children of our society. In today’s climate, not only the lives of girls, but that of every child, irrespective of gender and age, is in constant danger whenever they step out of the house. Sometimes, threats to individual safety and integrity loom within the households, under the guise of relatives who have perverted the sanctity of the relation that they share with the child. The newspapers thrust before our face such grim realities and frightening truths almost every day, that individual safety is something, everyone should genuinely worry about. Given the not so colourful and happy scenario, the two teams conceived an event that serves the need of the hour. What is the need of the hour, you ask? It is the