It would have been her 50th birthday.

Manjula’s Mysore organised a creativity day for the 100 children of Kaliyuvamane school.

Our main team was Anjali leading on painting/drawing, preparation and overall coordination, Shubhash origami and Rena, sculpture.

Aryaa assisted with with the preparation. Ali, Miai, Ina and Sowbaghya together with the whole school team, helped out.

At the end, I explained why we’d organised the day.

The children and staff met Manjula (I cycled her images), we thanked everyone and then we were rewarded by the wonderful ice cream donated and served by Polar Bear.

Footnote

Stephen’s thanks.

“Today is because being creative is fun and good for us.

Did you enjoy it?

The day was Organised by Manjulas Mysore, to remember my beautiful wife who lived to give love to everyone. Today that beautiful woman is still with us in spirit and would have been 50 today.

Thank you to everyone for taking part and making it good. that is … Everyone at Kaliyuvamane: children and team who run it, to the artists and helpers.

Polar Bear’s fantastic treats are the tops, thank you for the ice cream.

Well done everyone

Let’s now enjoy our ice cream and look at the art.”

Message from Ina —Thomasina Sng — who has visited most years since we opened Mysore Bed and Breakfast. She became a great friend to MAnjula, is here now and helped us celebrate Manjula’s Birthday.

“Manjula was and still is an inspiration, from a background that would have made most people selfish and angry, she chose to be caring and giving,her happiness was in making and seeing other people happy and this is the love that she continues to teach.” Ina

We’re out again this evening to celebrate Manjula’s birthday.