"The need today is to create platforms where the specially abled can come forward and show what they are capable of, recognizing the inherent need of each child for competition, applause, acknowledgement and in celebration of the spirit which overcomes the constraints of affliction in its attempts to soar and reach new heights..."
And so Bishop Cotton School hosted its 12th two day 'Festival of the Differently Abled'. Hundreds of children came from schools and institutions across the State of Himachal Pradesh to take part. Day 1 revolved around a vibrant program of singing and dancing.
This was not only wonderfully performed and very varied entertainment but a real celebration of the potential in all of us.
Deaf dancers for example have to combine accurate counting skills, feeling sound vibrations, and checking for off-stage hand signals at the same time as actually dancing.
There was a great sense of enjoyment on and off stage and at times it was deeply moving.
These boys attend a deaf school...
Students from the National Association for the Blind, Kullu...
The event took place in the School's Irvine Hall. The audience appreciates under the watchful eyes of previous headmasters from 1859 onwards. What would they have made of FODA ?
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