The Nahe Kadam Balwadi in Thane central prison is one of five “Nanhe Kadam Balwadi” prison crèches in Maharashtra, dedicated to the holistic development of children of incarcerated mothers and prison staff alike. This compassionate system of crèches was first envisioned by DIG Yogesh Desai and launched in December 2022, establishing an innovative public-private partnership. Community groups and social initiatives …

Last year (in 2022), the Government designated December 26 as the ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ to mark the martyrdom of Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s sons Sahibzadas Baba Zorawar Singh Ji and Baba Fateh Singh Ji incarcerated live into the wall on this day in 1705 by Mughal chieftain Wazir Khan in Sirhind (Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab). The mainstreaming of what had remained …

A group of 30 child parliamentarians of Delhi Children’s Inclusive Parliament (DICP) , from RPVV, Hari Nagar and other schools went to Delhi Assembly as a delegation, did appraisal of sitting MLAs & government and  recommended Midday meal scheme be extended to class XII About two years ago, Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV), Hari Nagar, one of 22 high performing …

In India, every year 14th November, the birth anniversary of country’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is celebrated as the National Children’s Day or Bal Diwas in Hindi. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was very fond of children, who called him Chacha Nehru lovingly and that is the reason behind celebrating his birth anniversary as Children’s Day.   Schools organize many …