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Hundreds of tearful tiny tots of Birla Public School made a beeline with their soft toys and laid them at the base of a gun mounted on the open stage in front of the whole school. Students stood in silence watching the children appealing to the world leadership to refrain from war and grant them the freedom to live a peaceful childhood.
This act was a frame from a series of pageants that the school's art department organised as part of sending a message to the world that peace is desperately needed.
At the start of the pageant, the world is shown as a pristine place with peace and harmony, existing in the lap of nature. The scene changes dramatically by man's greed for more and more wealth which results in war and devastation.
The disruption in peace has been felt over the history of mankind and has reverberated in the hearts of men across centuries.
Students and staff left multi-coloured thumb prints on a canvas conveying the message that different though we are as human beings, we are united as mankind and so, we must live in peace.
A long winding procession of children proclaiming world peace circumnavigated the school, sending a message that Birla students demand to be heard and peace is their birth right.
Principal A P Sharma recalled the great efforts the Emir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani is making towards world peace and congratulated the state on its untiring endeavours in ensuring world peace in general and in the region in particular.
Vice-Principal George Edison recalled the great suffering that mankind had undergone through the centuries as a result of wars and genocide like Jewish holocaust, Rawandan genocide, Armenian massacres, world wars, wars in Europe and Asia leaving hundreds of millions of people killed and a greater number to undergo and survive devastations of war.
Senior Vice-Principal Shirly Rappai led the march holding the national flag.
Siju Thomas, teacher in the department of fine arts, conceived the idea, planned it and had it executed with the teams of teachers from dance, music, PE and languages.
School Scouts and Guides added special charm to the discipline.
Sreelakshmi, dance teacher, choreographed the dance segment, John Mpamei and Marshal, music teacher and HoD , Music, composed for the programme.
Alisha Sulthana, Minha students of Class 8 , compered the programme, Ann Rose, also of the same grade, proposed the vote of thanks.
