Source: Rajiv Malik
DELHI, INDIA, October 3, 2002: A program entitled Peace and Harmony, a Festival of Songs was presented jointly yesterday by the Sarvodaya International Trust, New Delhi Chapter, and India International Centre. Children groups of New Delhi’s eleven prestigious public schools presented songs dedicated to the memory of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The songs were beautifully presented and the choreography was just breathtaking. Gandhiji’s favorite song “Vaishnav Jan To Taine Kahiye Je Peer Parai Jane Re,” “The really good human beings are those who feel the pain of others,” was repeatedly sung at the function. The function was held at a open park and several hundred people saw the performance of the children in pindrop silence. The highlight of the program was that almost all the children were wearing very well designed colorful Hindu outfits. The outfits included saris and churidar suits for the girls and kurta pajamas for the boys. The color choice and the color combinations of the outfits were just superb and it was a virtual feast for the eyes.