“Though we cannot see colors, we can feel the excitement that colors bring to people´s lives,” said Ramesh Prasai, a visually impaired child. [break]
At a time when people were observing Holi with their friends and relatives on Tuesday and Wednesday, as many as 80 visually impaired children of Purwanchal Gyanchakshu Vidhyalaya in Dharan also celebrated Holi, smearing vermillion powders on each other´s faces.
The atmosphere of the school turned festive after representatives from three organizations -- Agrani Natya Samuha, Biking Club and Satya Sai Samiti --joined the children to celebrate the festival on Wednesday.
Though there are altogether 95 visually impaired students in the school from 23 districts of the country, only 80 children took part in the celebrations as others had gone to meet their relatives.
In comparison to past years, the students had more fun this year, said Keshari Thapa, principal of the school. “We had never celebrated the festival with such gusto,” said Thapa.
For the last four years, a local social activist Manish Lohiya has been providing financial support for Holi celebrations to the visually impaired students.
“Though Manish is currently residing aboard, he has provided us money for celebrations,” said Thapa.
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