Bhajji plays Holi with Slum Kids

Chandigarh -- Over 160 slum children from Durga Das Foundation’s Night School celebrated Holi with ace spinner Harbhajan Singh today.

Coming from various slum areas, the children, between the age group of five to 18 years, were seen enjoying the occasion with their favourite cricketer.

They played with colours, “pitchkaris” and enjoyed refreshments and a host of goodies.

Senior manager (marketing), Spice Telecom, Punjab, Navdeep Kapur said: “Holi is the festival of colours and in line with his company’s tradition of corporate social responsibility, it was decided to add colour to the lives of these special children by organising an occasion full of fun and enjoyment.”

Brimming with excitement, Roshan (14) from Bapu Dham Colony said: “This is the best Holi my friends and I have ever played, with so many colours, ‘pitchkaris’ and with my favourite cricketer, Harbhajan Singh. In fact, I still cannot believe that I celebrated Holi with Bhajji. I hope such occasions are celebrated with us every day!”

Harbhajan Singh shared his experiences of Holi celebrations. He remembered how he used to move around on bikes on Holi and play with water, eggs and colours.

On his performance, he said everybody had a phase in life when they were not in form but then it too passed.

On his being a role model, Harbhajan said it was entirely the perception of public.

Holi was also celebrated at Tender Heart School where students participated in events like flower arrangement, rangoli and face painting competitions.