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 It's Chacha Nehru's birthday. And it's time for a holiday to symbolise Children's Day.
Wouldn't it be a better way to celebrate Children's Day by.... Ensuring child labour is really abolished. The law that declared it illegal is obviously an ineffective one. Child labour remains rampant in our country. In industries, at homes, on the streets.... Providing children with safe parks and open grounds to play in. Urban Indian children have no concept of the great outdoors. They don't know what it is to commune with nature. Lessening their academic load so they have the time and inclination for other interests and hobbies in their lives. Teaching Indian children the value of maintaining clean cities. The city belongs to all of us and it is the duty of every citizen to help keep it clean. Instilling in every child a pride in being an Indian, and the ability to revel in India's rich heritage. Encouraging the privileged child to reach out and help the little ones who are not so well off. To be able to empathise and volunteer services and help in a children's community.
It would be far better to come together as a family, a neighbourhood, a community and a nation and give Indian children a better deal in life. Celebrating Children's Day would be far more meaningful then.
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