I had some specific objectives in mind while conducting my art workshop in Chetla Home. It’s been two months since I have been going to the centre and conducting storytelling sessions. And in my sessions I have developed a rapport and interacted with these children. I observed that they are goal oriented in that they…
The Twitchy Witch Once upon a time, in the middle of a forest, there was a grey house that looked rather frightening. It seemed as if no one lived there for the windows were full of spider webs and the glass was so filthy that it was impossible to peer through it and see inside…
We began the session by narrating a story about Santa Claus and how he gives gifts to children and makes everybody happy. Initially very few children were ready to believe in Santa—the idea of a fat old man dressed in a red overall who comes every Christmas night with a bag full of presents…
23 May 2013, Nabadisha Centre, Dhakuria Today’s hour-long session began with a question—what facilities would you like to have in your dream house? When this question was asked the excitement of the children knew no bounds. Every single child out of a group of twenty children wanted to answer this question. After hearing what everyone had to…
The Mouse and the Light In the center of the most beautiful garden in the world stood the Tree of Wisdom. Strong branches and evergreen leaves grew out of the great tree. It spread its roots throughout the land. The tree was a place of comfort. Creatures would often come to it and sit in…
