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Kolkata NGO to Host Durga Puja Festival for Children
Amra Padatik is an organisation that works with children of sex workers in Kolkata.
This weekend, it will hold a two-day festival in Sonagachi.
Children from red-light areas will be able to show what they can do.
There will be dancing, drama, music and live bands.
The festival will start at 3 pm on both days near Shitala Mandir.
A state minister will open the event.
Amra Padatik has worked for more than 20 years to support children's rights, education and health.
Amra Padatik will organise a two-day cultural festival this weekend in Sonagachi, Kolkata.
The event aims to give children from red-light areas a platform to showcase their talents during Durga Puja.
Programmes will include dance, drama, music, live band performances and other activities.
The festival will run from 3 pm on Saturday and Sunday near Shitala Mandir in Sonagachi.
The organisation has worked for more than two decades to promote the rights and welfare of children of sex workers.
- Who
- Amra Padatik and children from red-light areas in Kolkata; the event will be inaugurated by Minister of State for School Education Koushik Chowdhury.
- What
- A two-day cultural festival featuring dance, drama, music, live band performances and other activities.
- Where
- Near Shitala Mandir in Sonagachi, Kolkata.
- When
- Saturday and Sunday this weekend, from 3 pm onwards each day.
- Why
- To give children from red-light areas a platform to showcase their talents during Durga Puja.
Key facts
- Organiser
- Amra Padatik
- Duration
- Two days
- Schedule
- Saturday and Sunday, from 3 pm onwards
- Venue
- Near Shitala Mandir, Sonagachi, Kolkata
- Featured activities
- Dance, drama, music, live band performances and other activities
- Inaugurator
- Koushik Chowdhury, Bengal Minister of State for School Education
- Organisation's work
- Amra Padatik has worked for more than two decades to promote the rights of children of sex workers.
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