Good Graffiti Fest 2018 being held in Pune: A day with the real superheroes of our country
Mekhola Mukherjee
Pune, 20 January, 2018 – Superheroes in movies are completely different from real life heroes who are the people who actually contribute towards the well being of the society and the nation as a whole. To witness these heroic figures, Good Graffiti Fest(GGF) 2018 is being organized at Thakursai village, Pawna Lake, Lonavla on 24 and 25 February, the fest shall commence on 9 a.m on 24th and end on 11 a.m on 25th.
GGF brings together all the social change leaders, artists and active citizens to explore, express and evolve. It involves various engagement activities like talks, workshops, community graffiti, music & dance performances, “eco-bazar” and showcase of creative projects and camping by the pristine Pawna Lake.
It provides an opportunity to Interact with all the social change leaders like Ashish Shrivastava, who was a successful professional at Infosys, Pune. After five years of IT career, he joined the first cohort of fellows at Teach for India and then went on to set up ‘Shiksharth’ in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh- a Naxalite area , where he has been working for over five years to improve the education system.
The event was initiated in Feb 2016 by a active citizen group – Karmyo. Deepika Goyal, a founding member explains that “we can’t create smart cities, without responsible citizenship. GGF shall include several experiences that encourage social responsibility, while having fun. One such experience shall be to paint the village school, along with an artist group. Another one is ‘Antarchakshu’ – that aims to sensitize participants about the lives of visually impaired.”
All the famous personalities present in this event chose to do something for the betterment of the society apart from doing their regular job and being a worker and also the event has turned out to be popular amongst working professionals as well as families.
Richa Singh, CSR professional from BMC software highlights that “events like GGF help employees to witness the ground reality. Individual responsibility is not just about donations but also about engaging with communities and understanding the real social issues. Also, it’s an opportunity to develop better team bonding.”
Other speakers at Good Graffiti Fest 2018 include Divyanshu Ganatra, the first bling paraglider and founder of Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation and Aditya Tiwari, the youngest Indian to adopt a child.
