गुणवान कुम्हार की थापी से, कितने रूपों में कुटि-पिटी
हर बार बिखेरी गयी किंतु, मिट्टी फिर भी तो नहीं मिटी॥

In the wake of the global “go-green “campaign, our parent organization Kalakriti (a registered NGO) took the initiative of encouraging womenfolk of the town to create their own organic clay-Ganesha.

A one-day pottery workshop was organized at city-level in Darbhanga (Bihar, India) where ladies of varied age-groups and from different walks of life, learnt to make free-hand Ganesha, and a Diya on potter’s wheel.

Right at the onset of the festive season, this endeavor was the “Pratham-pag” (first step) in promoting a sense of responsibility towards our environment. While it certainly helped in boosting creative energy of the town, it proved quite fruitful in making womanfolk aware of the detrimental effects of washing synthetic paints/supplies in prime water resources of the city.

They, as a group, appreciated the omnipotence of मिट्टी /dirt/soil and exhibited boyant spirit and enthusiasm in participating in this creatively noble experience.