Our group, the Festive Fire, interviewed ten people of different age
groups for this project. Our hypothesis was festivals and celebrations
in our community show respect and tolerance for various cultures and
religions. We were successful in proving it right without a hitch. The
generalized response that we received was that people forget all the
differences amongst them and rejoice in the merriment that these
celebrations spread across, together, irrespective of their caste,
religion, race or gender.
Our aim was to bring out this special aspect of festivals and
celebrations through our interviews.
NAME:MANAAL SIDDIQUI
AGE:15
I BELIEVE THAT AS LONG AS ANY FESTIVE STORY HAS GOOD
TEACHINGS AND A GOOD MORAL TO IT, IT DOES NOT MATTER
WHICH RELIGION IT BELONGS TO.
NAME:RUDRA RAO
AGE:15
CELEBRATING FESTIVALS PROMOTES THE UNITY AND
BROTHERHOOD AMONG PEOPLE OF ALL RELIGIONS.
NAME:MANASI PATI
AGE:16
THE MORALS THAT THE FESTIVE STORIES CONVEY ARE THE SAME.
PEOPLE HAVE JUST CHANGED THE SETTING AND GIVEN IT A
PATICULAR RELIGION FOR IT TO BE ADAPTABLE FOR THEM.
NAME:FARIYA CHOUDHARY
AGE:18
IN MUMBAI, CELEBRATING DIFFERENT FESTIVALS IS POSSIBLE
BECAUSE LIVING TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS
PROMOTES THE UNITY AND TOLERANCE OF THE SOCIETY.
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
OUR EXPERIENCE
EUMIND IS A GREAT PLATFORM TO INTERACT AND LEARN
SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND NEW. THIS ACTIVITY HELPED US
KNOW THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OF PEOPLE. WE ALSO
GAINED A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE. THE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE WAS A
CHERRY ON THE CAKE. THIS PROJECT IN PATICULAR HAS HELPED
US WORK BETTER AS A TEAM AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
WELL TOO. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN BEHIND THE SCENES.
THANKYOU EUMIND FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU
KOMAL SHETTY
PRANJAL PATIL
SAKHI TALWAR
SOHAN SHETTY
RAMANUJ RAO