Shiksha began the proceedings by introducing the learners to the Seven Wonders of the World – the Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan, the one and only Taj Mahal, the statue of Christ the Redeemer at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, the Colosseum at Rome and Chichen Itza in Mexico. She explained the rich history behind each of these marvels of creation. For a change, the children were hearing about things and places that they had almost no idea about; but as usual, there was no dearth of enthusiasm and curiosity.

This in itself was almost enough for an entire day’s session. Towards the end, Sonia chipped in with a talk about the newly unveiled Statue of Unity in Gujarat. This provided an opportunity to throw some light on the inspiring life of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. As if that was not enough, Sachin decided to close the day with a touch of maths, as he and Sonia took a quick revision of the kids’ knowledge of multiplication.  

One of the great things about Parivartan and its classes is that, diverse people stop by and take an interest in the classes for the children from an underprivileged background. Today it was the turn of senior Police Officer Mr. Lokendra Singh. He spoke of his desire to help. He got some snacks for the children. Then he held an impromptu quiz on topics of general awareness, gifting the snacks to those who answered correctly. He also used the opportunity to motivate the children on how to lead a good and healthy life.

At last things came to a close with the distribution of "Butter Bite" biscuits and ‘Mango Bite’ toffees. Dr. Indraneel Mandal accompanied and motivated the student volunteers. Prof. Lokesh Upreti guided the volunteers in the conduct of the programme as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club - Parivartan.