Kochi: While billions crowd around gift shops or rake their heads over the perfect romantic getaway, some choose to express their love and care differently.
This Valentine's Day saw a rather unique blend of creativity, happiness and hope in the city of Kochi. The initiative was titled 'Ente Kochi' (My Kochi).
Amaara, a Kochi-based NGO catering to the welfare of children from financially backward families, chose to decorate the wall of Maharaja's College by painting abstract art. The activity, that took place from Friday to Sunday, saw the participation many students and residents of the Kochi.
Led by Rashmi, the founder of Amaara, 'Ente Kochi' involves the active participation of volunteers from the organisation as well as the student union of Maharaja's college.
“Everywhere in India, people are taking steps to make their city or state colourful. All these days, we have had several people talking about being creative. But nobody has done anything about it till date in Kochi. So we decided to do things differently. This is an opportunity of the people of Kochi to actually express their love for the city and become involved in making it a more beautiful and colourful place,” said Rashmi.
The activity is being carried out near the General Hospital as well.
“There are many kids who are admitted at the General Hospital. They suffer so much. We wanted to carry out this activity so as to bring smiles on their faces,” Rashmi said.
Anju, a student volunteer from Maharaja's College, said that they hope to paint at least a stretch of 52 metres of the wall.
“It will not be possible to do so in one day. But we hope to do so soon,” Anju commented.
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