The group of 30 teachers and 25 parents paid tribute to the two legendary poets through poetry, dance and music. “Safar-e-Zeest is a special Teachers’ Day programme. But you may wonder why parents are in a Teachers’ Day programme? We at Indus Valley School, believe that parents and teachers are partners in the education of a child. To us it is just not a cliche when we say that parents are a child’s first teacher. So our Teachers’ Day programme is a collaborative initiative. Most of the performers are not trained singers or dancers. They have practised for days to put this up,” said Amita Prasad, director of Indus Valley World School, Kolkata
The evening witnessed some spell-binding rendition of Rabindrasangeet and ghazals. Sonali Ghosh, a trained singer and mother to Ditipriya Ghosh of Class VI, presented ‘Dil e naadan tujhe hua kya hai’, a ghazal originally written and composed by Mirza Ghalib. Ghosh said: “My daughter joined Indus Valley World School last year, and since then the school has given me a new life too. I am grateful for the school for providing this platform to parents like me. It was truly an enriching programme today and I am glad I was a part of it”
