Around 45 enthusiastic members gathered together at Chinmaya Pradeep to celebrate the birth of the Ideal!
The day’s events started out with a very interesting set of activities based on the 6 Kaands of the Ramayana. There were competitions between the teams as they learnt about Raama’s role as an ideal in different stages of the Ramyana viz. Baal Kaand (Ideal Student), Ayodhya Kaand (Ideal Son), Aranya Kaand (Ideal Cultural warrior), Kishkinda Kaand (Ideal friend), Sundar Kaand (Ideal Leader), Yuddha Kaand (Ideal enemy). The activities involved relay races, archery, trust falls, sanskrit tongue twisters, treasure hunt, and so much more!
They also got a ‘taste’ of Raama’s life in the forest in a very interesting way! This was followed by a debate on events in Uttara Kaand where the teams fiercely participated. Raama’s role as an Ideal King and an Ideal Husband/ Father was discussed.
The celebration concluded with the chanting of Raama stuti, singing the verses from Tulsi Ramayan pertaining to the birth of Raama and aarti. The participants were very satisfied and many wished to know Ramayana in greater detail and understand Raama’s character in more depth. Thus the birth of an Ideal was celebrated in the most Ideal way!!
