Dalbir Memorial in association with Elite Club celebrated Lohri with the girls of Puran Bal Niketan and Pingal Ashram.
Shelly Kohli President said” Dhiyan de Lohri” should be celebrated by everyone. Where everyone is busy celebrating Lohri with peanuts and bonfire, members of Dalbir Memorial are marking the festival by spreading a social message to save the girl child, gender equality and look after elderly.
Girls at Puran Bal presented a special play and dance performance for encouraging people to do the needful for the girl child during an event “Dhiyan Di Lohri” organized on Thursday Members of Elite Club participated in the event where they distributed sweets, stationery, clothes and other goods among over 100 unprivileged girls and then over 70 elderly people. The children were more enthusiastic than the elders in spreading the message that Lohri for girls and elderly should are equally important in the society.There was also a bonfire followed by a cultural dance programme.
Shelly Kohli president Elite Club said, “When people can celebrate Lohri for boys, then why not girls? Elderly too, There is a need to bring a change in the mentality of people.” There is a lack of awareness in society about gender equality.” She said in the next few years, society would definitely change but everybody should put efforts for the same.
Great initiative was taken by Satwinder Singh, Meghna Chopra, Dr Harbir, Monika Bansal, Shalina Mahal, Pooja Mangla, Rakhi Khurana, Paramjeet Chadha
