In school there were two days for which I would wait anxiously. One was social service day and the other was Children’s day. In India November 14th is celebrated as Children’s Day. It is our first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday.
Last evening I was talking to my neighbor’s daughter. I Asked her how would she celebrate Children’s Day. "Oh nothing special aunty. Our teachers have arranged a small program. Afternoon is off, I will come home and will be on Orkut." Man that shocked me. She would be orkutting on Children’s day.
Is this how we spent our Children’s Day years ago? I see today, that fun and merriment hardly exists. Whatever be the event kids are not interested anymore. They are either too busy studying, some are interested in sports and the others are Orkutting…
I remember when I was in school, I used to look forward for this day. On November 14th we were permitted to wear civilian dress. The day began with prayer and then there was sports. Every student in the school had to participate. Lemon and spoon race… Breaking the pot…. Running race… Bursting the baloon… were some games that our teachers conducted. At noon there would be cultural program organized by our teachers. I still can’t forget how our teachers danced and sang for us. After the program we were given ice creams or some sweets. The whole day would be so eventful. The best part of the day was that we need not get our books.
This generation is devoid of all the frolic that our generation had. What happened? Who went wrong and why? Did our education system change that rapidly, that they feel these days are of no importance anymore? Or is it the advent of new technology that has caused this disinterest. Whatever be the reason, I really hope that things change. After a couple of years when my daughter is in school, I don’t want her to say, "What’s the big deal about Children’s Day?"
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