People tend to celebrate their birthdays individually but here in Nele it is celebrated together and this is one of the uniqueness of Nele.

It was on 14.11.09, Saturday the birthday was celebrated in group. The program was initiated with Ganahoma around 8 in the morning and the other programs went on till 5.30 in the evening. Sri Krishnamurthy, Sanchalak, HSP in his speech said “we elder play a major role in making future of these kids and he appreciated the crowd for the participation.

Then children had drawing, singing, quiz, and essay competitions. There were about 200 participants. Nele family members, Sri. Udayashankar, editor of Prajavani News paper, H.R. Nagraj, Haridasa Sangha and others were present in the program.

This is what Nele kids has to say about the program:

“When I was with my family I didn’t had any of these celebrations in fact I was not aware of any of these celebrations. After coming here and after attending programs and workshops my lifestyle is changed. I miss my parents but I try to compensate that with my friends. My aim is to help the kids like me and make their future bright. Manikanta 10th std.

In general people celebrate their birthday individually but here we celebrate together on the same day. It gives us a thought oneness and we all get the blessing of the so many mothers. I learnt good habits here. We are provided with good facilities and they take care very well. In future even I want to build a Nele and give shelter to kids like me. Suresh 8th std.