YOUNG ones in action: Tiny tots of St Michael Kid?s School at a cultural programme to mark Grandparents? Day in Ranchi. A Telegraph file picture

Every day, these children make their grandparents dance on their little fingers, on any whimsical tune they take fancy to.

But on Thursday, they danced for their grandparents. To tunes of popular Bollywood film numbers, like Dadi amma dai amma man jao na and Nani teri morni ko more le gayiu, and striking emotional chords that every dada and nani was shedding tears of joy.

Organised by St Michael?s Kids School, it was a fun fiesta where about 500 grandparents walked into the school premises, accompanied by their grandchildren. The purpose of the fiesta was to teach children family values and respect for elders. .

In vibrant red dresses, the tiny tots, along with their teachers, welcomed their grandparents with a song. The grandparents remained enthralled and glued to their seats as the children sang songs like Jungle Ki Sair and jungle se nikla doo bhalo.

The grandfathers walked away with prizes for events such as ?passing the parcel?, ?dancing with balls? and ?musical chairs?, while the grandmothers catwalked into the hearts of everyone.

Ajay Singh, a proud father and a businessman by profession, said: ?It is normally seen that grandparents remain confined to their houses and hardly visit the school. This function has provided an opportunity for the grandparents to see their grandchildren actually perform on stage.?

School principal Vandana Behl said grandparents play a vital role in the development of their grandchildren. She added that it?s their tender care and selfless love that gives children a sense of belonging and security. The school wants every child to realise this.

?Grandparents are famous for telling bedtime stories to their grandchildren. But, hardly do they get an opportunity to come with them to the school. On getting such a whopping response from the grandparents, the school has decided to make Grandparents? Day an annual event in their academic year planner,? added the director of the school, Kamal Behl.

How much fun the grandparents were having was evident from the enthusiastic performance they put up once they took to the stage sportingly. That age had not belied their skills was proved by their show of shero-shairis, jokes, anecdotes and even popular old Bollywood numbers.

Principal of the school (senior wing), Shaji Mathew said: ?These types of programmes inculcate in young children values that grandparents also occupy a special place in society,? he added. B.N. Pandey, one of the many grandparents overwhelmed by the special programme said: ?We are really touched by the gesture shown by the school management. I hope this school would develop more in the coming years.?