As soon as the audience had amassed in the hall after being registered by our trusty team of volunteers in the foyer, Meenakshi gave an introductory speech and facilitated an ice breaking energizer to get them all in good voice. Without further ado, the newly formed band at Pravah went into ‘Tum Chalo, Hum Chalen”. The crowds enthusiastically clapped along although were perhaps a little perplexed seeing British volunteer Joe Spence singing in Hindi! Jitendra then played his phenomenal new song ‘Bariso Mega’ which he had recently penned in the run up to the festival. Bariso Mega is a song which explores the importance of rainfall for human beings and how it in some way connects us all, regardless of our way of life. It is also a stirring plea for people to come together in difficult times, to have respect nature and appreciate the beauty that exists on the planet.
It was then time for Pravah’s very own youth group, the Khulla Manch to take to the stage and perform their devised play ‘The Ideal Citizen’.
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