Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Children's Home Celebrates Founder's Day; Ritwik Ghatak Tribute Staged
A children's home in India celebrated its founder's day with a cultural show where kids performed dances and a play about gender equality.
Later, an audio play tribute to filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak was staged, followed by a play about a real-life incident in a tribal village.
nSOS Children’s Village celebrated its founder’s day with a cultural show
Civic chief Krishna Chakraborty appreciated the management’s efforts
Children performed patriotic dances and a street play on gender equality
An audio play adaptation of Ritwik Ghatak’s 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' was staged
The evening ended with a stage play 'Nishabdo Bonhi' by guest group Platform
- Who
- nSOS Children’s Village, Ritwik Ghatak, local dignitaries, and theatre groups Britya and Platform
- What
- Founder’s day celebration and tribute to Ritwik Ghatak
- When
- Recently
- Where
- nSOS Children’s Village in BK Block and Rabindra Okakura Bhavan
- Why
- To celebrate the founder's day and pay tribute to Ritwik Ghatak on his centenary
- Founder
- Hermann Gmeiner, an Austrian philanthropist
- Number of countries
- Over 130
- Children's role
- Performing patriotic dances and a street play on gender equality
- Play adapted
- Ritwik Ghatak’s 1960 film 'Meghe Dhaka Tara'
- Guest group play
- Nishabdo Bonhi by Platform, based on a real-life incident in Bihar