The 'Indo-German Urban Mela' also made space for little kids by allowing them to explore their creative side. It saw many of them take part in building their own dream city and then, a bunch of them were treated to a session of storytelling.
The energy, especially in the presence of the children, was so infectious that all the adults who had come to visit the mela immediately tapped into their inner child and joined in the fun. A group of enthusiastic volunteers suddenly broke out into a dance routine right in the middle of the grounds. Holding bandanas in their hands, they ran through the entire mela, involving everyone present there and encouraging them to do a little jig. "This is a daily event, where we add a little bit of the fun element to the entire mela," says one of the volunteers.
There were also a lot of activities taking place on the side. The 'Mela Murals' saw many of the visitors unleashing their creativity with graffiti work on a wall that is solely dedicated to it. Some of the work done on the wall was very impressive. Gautham, who tried his hand at the graffiti, says, "This is a real challenge. Handling the spray paint is not as easy as it looks."
Many were also getting funky temporary tattoos on their arms and necks, by an artist present at the venue. Most of the stalls were giving out paper planes, cars and even colourful glasses made out of paper for the children to play with.
There was a storytelling session by Kathalaya. Conducted by Neha, the session saw many little children lost in the world of Grimm's fairytales. "Keeping the mood of the mela in mind, we decided to recite stories from Brothers Grimm; they are the masters of the fantasy world and everyone has grown up with these stories," says Neha.
Migiwa, a homemaker from Japan, had brought her two children for the session and says that they thoroughly enjoyed it. "Everyone loves a good story — and what better than fairy tales? Today was a complete field day for the kids.They got to visit some interesting pavilions and we even enjoyed the German food. Ihave never experienced anything like this before and more events like this should come to the City," says Migiwa.
The energy, especially in the presence of the children, was so infectious that all the adults who had come to visit the mela immediately tapped into their inner child and joined in the fun. A group of enthusiastic volunteers suddenly broke out into a dance routine right in the middle of the grounds. Holding bandanas in their hands, they ran through the entire mela, involving everyone present there and encouraging them to do a little jig. "This is a daily event, where we add a little bit of the fun element to the entire mela," says one of the volunteers.
There were also a lot of activities taking place on the side. The 'Mela Murals' saw many of the visitors unleashing their creativity with graffiti work on a wall that is solely dedicated to it. Some of the work done on the wall was very impressive. Gautham, who tried his hand at the graffiti, says, "This is a real challenge. Handling the spray paint is not as easy as it looks."
Many were also getting funky temporary tattoos on their arms and necks, by an artist present at the venue. Most of the stalls were giving out paper planes, cars and even colourful glasses made out of paper for the children to play with.
There was a storytelling session by Kathalaya. Conducted by Neha, the session saw many little children lost in the world of Grimm's fairytales. "Keeping the mood of the mela in mind, we decided to recite stories from Brothers Grimm; they are the masters of the fantasy world and everyone has grown up with these stories," says Neha.
Migiwa, a homemaker from Japan, had brought her two children for the session and says that they thoroughly enjoyed it. "Everyone loves a good story — and what better than fairy tales? Today was a complete field day for the kids.They got to visit some interesting pavilions and we even enjoyed the German food. Ihave never experienced anything like this before and more events like this should come to the City," says Migiwa.