Andpersand
magazine, renowned artist Seema Kohli and Le Meridian hotel
came together in order to present a unique event “Butterfly
Rain”. This was an innovative fundraising event by the
children, for the children and of the children. Smile Foundation
was honoured as the charity partner for this unique event
and has received part of the funds raised from the event.
Under the tutelage of
artists Seema Kohli, ten children from across the country
painted their dream butterflies. These butterflies were added
to the artist’s collection of 100 exquisite hand-painted
butterflies embellished with 1500 carat of precious gems.
The whole collection was further auctioned for raising funds
for the education of underprivileged children.
Among the ten children
also were the lead cast of Smile Foundation’s I am Kalam,
Harsh Mayar and Husaan Saad, who got the opportunity to work
closely with Seema Kolhi in making the butterflies.
Speaking about the selection
of the theme for the event artist Seema Kohli says
“Butterflies always surrounded our
home , and as a child I spent my days chasing after them.
I thought of them constantly, dreamt of them, studied them
and even tried to take them up as a profession. And then one
day they disappeared. I have been searching ever since. The
great tragedy of our planet is played out in the little tragedy
of the butterflies.” |
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Actor Husaan Saad, Harsh Mayar
and artist Seema Kholi with other child artists
at the event |
