The ten-day Value Creation Camp from September 24 to October 3, 2019 was inaugurated in Gandhi Darshan by Shri Manhar Valjibhai Zala, Chairman, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment who was the chief guest on September 24, 2019. Present at the inaugural ceremony was H.H. Swani Karya Siddheshwar Maharaj of Sidhdhagiri Gurukul Foundation, Kaneri Math, Padma Shri Shri Kamal Singh Chauhan, Shri Basant Singh, former Advisor GSDS, Shri Umesh Chandra Gaur, Chairman CCBOS, Shri Bishnu Chetri from KKSS, West Bengal along with Director GSDS, Shri Dipanker Shri Gyan.
Almost 85 children from Saraswati Shishu Mandir Sr. Sec. School, Keshavnagar, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh; Saraswati Shishu Mandir Sr. Sec. School, Dist. Rehli Sagar, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh; Shashkiya Utkrishtha Sr. Sec. School, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh; Kendriya Vidhyalaya, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh; Shri Guru Nanak Sr. Sec. School, Jabalpur Naka, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh and B. S. F. Sr. Sec. School, Jalandhar, Punjab along with their teachers and coordinators from six schools of Madhya Pradesh and one school from Jalandhar took part in the Value Creation Camp in different activities such as shramdaan, theatre, photography, music rehearsals, spinning. Also sessions on ‘Mindfulness’ ‘Non-violent communication’ was conducted by Ms. Kanak Kaushik, Dr. Vedabhyas Kundu and Shri Gulshan Gupta. Ms. Shashwati Jhalani took a session on ‘Understanding Gandhi’, Dr. Manju Aggarwal took classes on ‘Naturopathy and Reflaxalogy’ and Ms. Madumita took theatre classes. Shri Guitar Rao, a Civil Engineer by profession, now into promoting music to children and youth took music classes on the occasion.
The inaugural programme saw the children sharing their expectations during the camp. Cultural performances by children left the distinguished gathering mesmerised. Words of inspiration from the distinguished gathering acted as a morale boost to the participating children who were also introduced to the Gandhian philosophy.
Shri Jagdish, Shri Vivek, Ms. Shobha, Ms. Sunita Joshi, Ms. Asha, Shri Umesh coordinated the day-to-day affairs of the camp.
The participating children, their coordinators and GSDS coordinators along with Director GSDS, Shri Dipanker Shri Gyan had a rendezvous with renowned singer Padma Shri Shri Kailesh Kher at the residence of the hon’ble Minister of Culture and Vice Chairman GSDS Shri Prahalad Singh Patel on October 1, 2019, when the hon’ble Shri Prahalad Singh Patel ji hosted a small discussion for the children. Children also performed some traditional dances and songs on the occasion.
The children also visited various historical places on the occasion such as National Gallery of Modern Art, Lotus Temple, not to miss Gandhi Smriti Museum and the Gandhi Samadhi at Rajghat.
Children from B S F Sr. Sec School, Jalandhar; Saraswati Shishi Mandir Sr. Sec School, Keshavnagar, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh; Saraswati Shishi Mandir Sr. Sec. School, District Rehli Sagar, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh; Shashkiya Utkrishtha Sr. Sec School, Damoh Madhya Pradesh, Kendriya Vidyalaya Damoh, Madhya Pradesh and Shri Guru Nanak Sr. Sec School, Jabalpur Naka, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh presented a wide range of cultural performances at the concluding ceremony of the ten-day Value Creation Camp organized by GSDS from September 24 to October 3, 2019. While folk dances of Punjab and Madhya Pradesh enthralled the gathering, street theatre on corruption left a great impact on the students. The chief guest on this occasion was Shri Alok Goswami from Madhya Pradesh. Teachers also shared their experiences on the occasion