Mangalore, October 25: There was a glow of happiness on the faces of special children staying in the Sanidhya Residential School here on Monday evening.
They had someone to care for them for this year's Deepavali and the festival mood had set in for special school campus, thanks to Manjunath Friends Circle of Kadri Hills, Mangalore.
Members of this Circle spent time with the special children on the eve of Deepavali and distributed sweets, apart from bursting of crackers and fireworks.
Inaugurating the special event Coastal Development Authority Chairman Nagaraj Shetty said that it was the responsibility of civil society to take care the children, who were suffering from different disabilities for no fault of their own.
Appreciating the effort to of the Circle in organising 'a meaningful Deepavali celebration' in association with Sandhya, he said that such tradition should continue.
Speaking on the occasion Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner Harish Kumar said that institutions like 'Sanidhya' are doing a good job by looking after those children who were neglected in the society.
Mahabal Marla, president of the school, presided over the function. Youth congress leaders Praveen Alva, Vishwas Das and others were present.
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