Hyderabad:More than 1,000 students from 18 schools and six colleges participated in Children’s Day celebrations at Rashtrapati Nilayam on Saturday, with activities including a fashion walk, cultural performances, storytelling, a culinary competition and awareness sessions on nutrition, drug addiction and mobile phone use. The programme began with floral tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary. Dr K. Rajani Priya, manager, Rashtrapati Nilayam, welcomed the participants. Dr Archana Acharya conducted a session on balanced diets and healthy eating habits, while storyteller Deepa Kiran used episodes from the Sundara Kanda of the Ramayana to share lessons on confidence, problem-solving and communication.
Mountaineer Malavath Poorna, who scaled Mount Everest at the age of 13 and later climbed the highest peaks across all seven continents, encouraged students to overcome fear and pursue their dreams with determination.
Akarshana Satish, founder of Open Libraries, shared how a request for storybooks from a young patient at MNJ Cancer Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic inspired her to start a library. The initiative has grown into a network of 26 libraries with over 20,000 books.
The National Institute of Nutrition organised a food expo, while a culinary competition was held on the theme Healthy Lunch Box. A fashion walk ‘Dream Beyond’ showcased students’ creativity. Documentaries on drug and mobile phone addiction were screened. Young achievers and resource persons were felicitated, and prizes were distributed to competition winners.
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