Port Blair, Jun 19: In a beautiful ceremony today, the INTACH Andaman and Nicobar Chapter with support from The Directorate of Social Welfare gave away certificates to 45 lovely children from 5 childcare institutions under the care of the Directorate.
The ceremony was a culmination of a 30 days long workshop on Sculpting and Clay Modelling conducted by INTACH in its effort to conserve heritage and traditional craftsmanship. The resource person for the workshop was Mr. Promotho Mazumder, a renowned Sculptor of the islands who was recently felicitated at New Delhi with the Mr. Martand Singh Memorial Award.
The event was a blessed one with the gracious presence of lots of luminaries like Dr. Nitin Shakya, Director of Social Welfare and Mr. A. K. Biswas, Probation Officer, Mr. Promotho Mazumder, Sculptor and resource person, Mrs. Rubina Khatib Siddiqui, an eminent Child Counsellor, the islands are proud of, Mrs. Chinni Bhasker who recently organized a pottery workshop, again as an effort to conserve traditional practices, Mr. Arun Singh, a birding enthusiast and member of the Andaman Avian Club, Chadra Lekha, a budding author who just penned a lovely book on island cuisine called “From Sea to Surwa”, Mr. Madan Gupta, a social worker and eminent Advocate and Mr. Ration Rasheed, a devoted and beloved philanthropist from the islands.
The event was curated by Ms. Samhita Veda Acharya, Convenor, INTACH A & N Chapter with abundant support from Mr. Sajit Jaina, and Santosh, Volunteers, INTACH.
