Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Irish Dancing
Leah and Niamh demonstrating the very best of Irish dance to two girls from Bratachari Vidyasaram with Bengali music
Fireworks
After the deliberations on human rights and gender discrimination were concluded and the Bratachari Charter was decided we celebrated with singing and finally with fireworks.
Conference on human rights and gender discrimination
The long planned and eagerly anticipated conference on human rights and gender discrimination took place on the 8th and 9th February 2010 at the Bratacri School, Kolkat, involving four schools and with over 100 delegates present.
It was a huge success and after much delibertaion and a whole lot of fun and games the Bratachri Charter of Human Rights was decided upon.
John Scottus students shared their songs, their dances and their games, while in turn the Indian students taught us theirs.
We ate delicious Bengali and Chinese food with Indian sweets and drinks. We have all become accustomed to the local food and there was nothing lft to waste.
The conference concluded with a soccer match between Ireland and India with Ireland winning 3-1 in a fiercely fought struggle. The Bratachari boys gave a gymnastics display which left us breathless and we finished with fireworks as darkness fell around 6 pm. A final group singing of 'We shall overcome' followed by emotional hugs and handshakes ended two days we will never forget
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