Dinesh Kamath, Editor of Newsband, attends the event ‘Akhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se’ at Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium at Vashi, Navi Mumbai; Totally impressed by the splendid performance by visually impaired

Dinesh Kamath, Editor of Newsband, attends the event ‘Akhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se’ at Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium at Vashi, Navi Mumbai

Totally impressed by the splendid performance by visually impaired

By Dinesh Kamath

Photographs by Photo-journalist of Newsband Ashok Dhamija

(Above) Photo 1: RCSC ‘s Rtn Kedarnath Rao Ghorpade, along with Rtn Deepak Vig and Rtn Vivek Khandelwal felicitated Dilip Vengsarkar (2nd from Right) with a plaque for his achievements and for supporting this noble cause.

(Above) Photo 1a and 1b: Handicap is no bar as the singers and musicians enthrall the audience.

(Above) Photo 1c: Shravan Kumar along with his fellow singers perform during the show ‘Akhiyon ke Jharokhon Se’

(Above) Photo 2: Foot tapping numbers had the audience grooving

(Above) Photo 3: Dinesh Kamath, Editor of Newsband, watching the show ‘Akhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se’

NAVI MUMBAI: I had attended a fund-raising musical event at Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium in Vashi. The event showcased the talents of 28 blind children and adults who regaled the audience with memorable songs from over the years. I was left stunned and speechless after witnessing their splendid performance. I’ve no words to describe the way they performed!

The Rotary Club of Satellite City Navi Mumbai (RCSC) had contributed towards organizing this event in order to make it possible to provide eye care to the economically backward.

The name of the event was ‘Ankhiyon ke Jharokhon Se’, put together by Nandu Kadam, who has staged over 100 productions of the show over the past 15 months. He had held auditions all over Maharashtra to scout for a talented visually challenged cast and put together this group.

Their ages ranged from 13 to 35 years and apart from the 10 singers, the rest were all musicians.

The event showcased old Bollywood music from 1960 to 1990. The show was scripted in such a way that each artiste knew his or her cue and the sequence of the songs. Besides, there were volunteers who helped them if they missed their cue. But it appeared that after doing so many shows, each one knew his or her part well.

Kedarnath Rao Ghorpade needs a special mention for being instrumental in organizing this programme.

The main aim of the Rotary Club of Navi Mumbai is to set up a Satellite Eye Care Centre in Navi Mumbai where promotional activities will be held to encourage people to pledge to donate their eyes. Apart from operative and post operative eye care, it will be conducting awareness camps which will enhance the vocational skills of visually impaired people. The initiative will also enable them to find gainful employment.