World Environment Day was celebrated by the Sanctuary Nature Foundation at National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on June 5. The Kids for Tigers Festival, themed: ‘Only One Earth’ shone a spotlight on climate action, nature action, and pollution action while encouraging young and old to live sustainably. The event attracted hundreds of children from all across the city, and was graced by Maharashtra Environment Minister, Aaditya Thackeray.
Updated On: 2022-06-06 06:31 PM IST
Myriad activities were held to engage the children, including art competitions and nature trails, alongside a long list of workshops, from leaf art by Kumkum Somani to Photography by Saurabh Sawant. Pic/Sanctuary Nature Foundation
The children also came dressed in environmental-friendly costumes as their favourite animals to show their love for the environment. Further, they put their art skills to use as they made environment-themed rangolis using dals and other edible grains instead of synthetic colours. Pic/Sanctuary Nature Foundation
Maharashtra Environment Minister, Aaditya Thackeray appreciated the interest of the large gathering of children in preserving nature. Thackeray even inspired them to raise their voices in unison to say: “Apna Farz Nibhayenge, Tiger ko Bachaenge (“We will fulfill our duty, we will save the tiger!”). Pic/Sanctuary Nature Foundation
A birding activity specially designed by the Bombay Natural History Society Nature Society was the highlight of the day in addition to screening of the Bollywood animated movie, Delhi Safari by Nikhhil Advani, that piqued the interest of children as well as parents. Pic/Sanctuary Nature Foundation
