Two little feet,
Capable of achieving major feats.
Tiny and cute,
They are rarely on mute.
Pujya Minal aunty and Pujya Vikram kaka have been conducting monthly IVY swadhyays for many years. Due to the current pandemic, a Zoom meeting was organised on 17th July 2021 at 10.30 am so that the IVY kids could interact with their guru Param Pujya Bhaishree as a part of Guru Poornima celebrations. The youngest kid on this meet was 2.9 years old Yuvansh Shah, who recited the Navkar Mantra.
To an onlooker, it was one and half hours of sheer joy and innocence. Most adults watching wanted to go back to their childhood days and relive the carefree and fresh vibe that this programme had. In an age where every kid holds a gadget and drowns himself in it, it was refreshing to see these tiny tots interact and express their love for their Guru, Param Pujya Bhaishree. Words are not enough to thank Br. Minal aunty and Br. Vikram kaka for instilling dharma sanskar in these little bundles. The uniqueness of this event was that every child got to interact with Param Pujya Bhaishree. Some kids expressed their bhakti through performances and some shared their innermost feelings with their guru. A total of 26 kids participated. This event was especially for kids below 15 years.
A varying variety of performances was presented by the kids ranging from cute ppts presented by Minal aunty’s grandsons Hridaan and Raghav, devotional speech by Veda Rupani, pious cards by Trisha Shah, Tanvi Shah and Moksh Shah, impeccably recited guru vandana by Keval Khokhani, spiritual bhajans by Aarham Shah, Moksh Shah, Neev Shah and Mahima Mehta to foot-tapping dance on Utsav Aaya by Niti Devani. The meet ended with Kshmapna recited by Dhruv Devani.
The other kids expressed their bhav and interacted with Param Pujya Bhaishree, given that the kids haven't met Bhaishree due to the COVID scenario most of the kids innocently told Param Pujya Bhaishree that they were missing his prasad (chocolates) as those are the only sweets they are allowed to eat. One child even confessed his flaws, like lying and skipping agnas to Param Pujya Bhaishree in front of everyone. Looking at the raw cuteness of each partaker in each act, different emotions ranging from wow to awwww were felt after each presentation.
Param Pujya Bhaishree in his discourse told the kids a story on the great saint Vajra Swami. One episode narrates how Vajramuni as a child chooses the objects adorned by saints over worldly possessions. Pujya Minal aunty and Pujya Vikram kaka then expressed their feelings through words and poems. May we too like Vajramuni make similar choices in all walks of our life under Param Pujya Bhaishree, Pujya Minal aunty and Pujya Vikram kaka’s guidance.
Helping these little and not so little ones put up this amazing show were Zeel Shah and Nikitaben Shah who perfectly coordinated the entire event. Nemin Sheth and Rushabh Shah efficiently did the centre-wise coordination. The zoom meeting was flawlessly managed by Vidhi Boradia and Hitanshi Sheth. The entire event was adeptly and seamlessly anchored by Dharmil Boradia.
This meet had a lasting impression on our minds. One cant help but feel blessed watching such teeny weeny children live a life filled with divinity and purpose. The song dekho inhein yeh hai onss ki boonde from Tare Zameen Par kept resonating in our heads for a long time after the meet.
Full IVY programme