A team of 243 children from Palanpur, Gujarat reached Chittorgarh on an educational tour. The special thing is that all these children are disabled. But there was no lack of enthusiasm. Some were expert in drawing, some in singing, some in sports and some in education.
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Disabled children go on Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh tour 243 children of Mamta Mandir School, run by Vidya Mandir, Palanpur, Gujarat, reached Chittorgarh along with 55 of its staff. All these children are disabled. These include deaf, blind, mentally disabled and handicapped children. On Monday, 125 informant children had come along with 27 staff. Whereas on the second day, 118 children came to Chittorgarh along with 28 staff. All the children are being taken on an educational tour of 5 nights and 6 days by Mamta Mandir School. These children are taken on educational tours to different places every year.
The journey started from Kumbhalgarh Director of Mamta Mandir School, Dr. Atin Bhai Joshi told that his journey started from Kumbhalgarh. After this, Shri Sanwaliyaji reached Chittorgarh via Udaipur. From Chittorgarh, all the children will again reach Palanpur in Gujarat via Ujjain, Indore, Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, Mandav, Mohankheda, Dakot. He said that earlier in the year 2024 the children were taken to Saurashtra. Vaishno Devi and Patnitop in the year 2023, Bengaluru, Mysore, Ooty in the year 2022, Kanyakumari in the year 2021.
243 disabled children of Gujarat are on an educational tour along with 55 member staff of their school.
Children study while staying in hostel He told that all these children come from poor homes. Their parents are not able to send them to a separate school. Here the full attention of the child is taken care of by Mamta Mandir only. All the children stay in hostels and go home to meet their parents on festivals. Here all the staff have also done BED in special course.
Sanvaliya temple is very big, Vijay Stambh is high When the informant children who came on Monday were asked about Chittorgarh fort and Shri Sanwaliyaji, they told in gestures that they found the temple of Shri Sanwaliyaji very beautiful and big. Seeing God was a different experience for him. Regarding Chittorgarh Fort, he told that the temple of Meerabai, temple of Kalika Mata, Vijay Stambh and Gomukh were very lovely here. The food here was the best. Apart from this, the City Palace of Udaipur also looked very beautiful. The children told through gestures through their teachers that they felt very happy to know about the war of the kings and emperors here and the devotion of Mirabai. Teachers said that the children were very curious to know about history, hence they tried to know everything with great concentration.
In this team that reached Chittorgarh, the staff was seen taking complete care of the disabled children.
15 year old Honey said – King Maharaja fought for self-respect At the same time, among the children who came the next day, some children were also blind. He couldn’t see anything, but he touched every heritage, felt it and got information about it. One of them, 15 year old Honey, told that she also saw the palaces of the king and queen, the water palace of Queen Padmavati, Kirti Stambh and Vijay Stambh. Took information about everyone’s history. Also learn about how the kings fought for their self-respect. He also liked the Jauhar site very much.
Will make projects based on things learned Dr. Atin Bhai Joshi, Director of Mamta Mandir, who has done PHD in special course, said that it is easier to handle these children than normal children. Whenever any order is given to them, they fulfill it. Listen to everyone. They have amazing enthusiasm. There is curiosity to learn a lot. Before bringing them here, I had come and seen all the arrangements on 4th December, so that no one would face any problem after the arrival of the children. Children will make different projects based on what they learn from this tour. He told that there is a bond of affection between us and him. These children consider us more than their parents. One easily forms an attachment with them within a few days. This tour includes children from 1st class to 12th class.
On Monday, January 6, 125 disabled children along with 27 staff came on Tuesday, January 7, 118 disabled children along with 28 staff came on Chittorgarh tour.
The child who studied here did the same job as a teacher. Joshi told that I had to do something for the disabled children from the beginning, but I did not know at that time that there is a separate school for these children. When I came to know about this, I completed my studies on this subject. After leaving here, many children are working at good posts. Along with us, there is a boy named Vinod Suthar who earlier used to study in school. He is also deaf and dumb. His drawing is very good. Has also won the National Award. His painting was done by M.F. Hussain has also taken it. Today the same boy is also a teacher in our school. He wished he could help many children like him. So he started teaching here. This tour is completely free.
14 year old Anju and Shraddha sang bhajan on Lord Krishna.
Krishna bhajan beautifully presented Teacher Farooq Bhai told that how deaf and mute children are experts in painting. Similarly, blind children are expert in music. Of these, 14 year old Anju and Shraddha sang hymns on Lord Krishna. Apart from this, 13 year old Prithviraj also sang his own composed song. Among the children, 17 year old Kuldeep has played in long jump and 18 year old Hardik has played till national level in badminton.
Saw Chittorgarh with enthusiasm Children learning everything through gestures, blind children feeling everything through touch shows their excitement. The children very beautifully narrated the vastness of the Vijay Stambh, the grandeur of Shri Savliyaji Temple, the beauty of Queen Padmavati, the great story of Mother Mirabai along with the King Maharajas.
