This Diwali to be a memorable one for children of slum dwellers

Shivani Bhakoo

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 3

This is certainly going to be a memorable Diwali for children of slum dwellers residing here. Tomorrow, many of them will be enjoying a feast at a four star hotel for the first time on the occasion of the festival of lights.

Advocate-cum-social worker Hari Om Jindal, who is running an NGO and teaching children for the past many years, said children from selected slums in Ludhiana would experience eating at a resort for the first time.

“It will enable children to gain confidence and aspire for higher goals in life. The initiative will also bridge the social gap between children living in poverty and abundance and would be a pleasant change for them as Covid-19 had restricted them to slums for the past almost one-and-a-half years. Sita, Rekha, Munni, Anjali, Sonia and Gulshan are among the 25 children selected from two slums for going to the resort,” Jindal said.

These children are too excited to enjoy the festival tomorrow and are preparing to dress well as they wish to feel like privileged children.

Since 2013, Jindal has been educating slum children and delivering education to produce awakened and responsible citizens. He has already educated over 500 children since the beginning of the NGO.