Maneka was used to it. “Let’s try something different for
New Year this time,” was all she had said.
Maneka had learnt the hard way that the one who floats the
idea gets to swim or sink with it. Alone! But she had made it to the shore so
often that resistance no longer fazed her. The smile would just get broader as
she pressed on.
In time, a few of her group began to make some listless
motions. There were late shows, forgotten chores, and casual follow up,
outright protests on occasions. But miraculously enough the venue got booked,
permissions received and the event minutiae finalized.
India Gate had not seen a party like the eve of 2014. A
hundred and fifty children from the SOS Village at Faridabad fetched up to
usher in 2015 under the bright shade of India’s historic monument. The city’s
Radio FM broadcasted the event and the SOS newsletter touted it as a model of
civic engagement. The group was ecstatic. It suddenly became hard to tell who
was claiming the evening the loudest.
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