The foundation of Aviva Great Wall of Education was laid in Chennai, on Teacher’s Day, by Dr. Kamal Haasan by placing the first book on the wall. Also present at the inaugural ceremony of the book wall were Mr. TR Ramachandran, CEO & MD of Aviva India and Ms. Nirmala Lakshman, Joint Editor of The Hindu.
Speaking at the venue, Dr. Kamal Haasan said, “It is a great thing to see Aviva, a company who believes that Education is Insurance, working towards eradicating illeteracy and spreading education amongst the underprivileged children of India. I am really happy that this initiative has continued for a second year and has been extended beyond the national capital to Kolkata and Chennai.”
The Aviva Team gave a roaring start to the Wall by collecting over 5000 books from employees and friends even before the formal launch of the event. They also worked with Thai Sathya Meticulation School and JRK Meticulation School to collect books. The team is reaching out to all partners and customers through email and sms and encouraging them to contribute.
The first day at Chennai was packed with action thanks to the activities that happened at the Wall like story telling, street play and celebrity visits.
Children at the venue were invited for a magical evening at the Aviva Great Wall of Education by Storytrailers, who organised a story telling session and engaged the kids and their parents alike. A story about Draculink, a vampire who sucked inks from the books finishing all the stories from the world, was narrated for the children present at the venue. They made the event even more enjoyable for the children by making them play different roles in a skit and making them enact, sing and dance to stop the evil plans of Draculink.
Evam and Mactrics, a famous theater group based in Chennai, performed a street play on the subject of donating books and how it would help the underprivileged children. The story of the play revolved around Arjun, depicting the various stages of his life including his childhood, the day he clears the 12th Standard and gets the state rank and eventually the day he gets a scholarship in IIT. The reason behind his success, according to the play, was the books he recieved through donations throughout his life which supported his education.
Apart from these activities, the evening even saw celebrity power. Stars like actress Anuja Iyer, singer Benny Dayal, and Chinmayi came to the venue to donate books to the Aviva Great Wall of Education, Chennai and show their support to the Wall.
Anuja Iyer, famous Tamil Actress, donated four books including ‘The Moonstone’ and ‘Wisdom & Psalms’. Talking about her chilhood and how important books were to her she said, “The power of books is inexplicable and books are the ones who give you unmatched exposure to the culture and let you see the world without moving.” She also requested the citizens of Chennai to come forth and donate books to the Aviva Great Wall of Education and help beat the record set by Kolkata.
Benny Dayal and Chinmayi, well known Indian singers also visited the venue to show their support to this noble cause. Speaking about the initiative Benny said, “Books are an essential part of education. Everyone needs to acquire a great amount of knowledge from them. Aviva has done a great job and I am a proud builder of this Great Wall of Education.” Appreciating Aviva’s efforts towards this cause singer Chinmayi said “I wish all the very best to the children who will be helped by these books and hope they benefit from the donations that people make here. I hope they do great in their lives and build a rewarding career for themselves.”
The first day at the Aviva Great Wall of Education in Chennai saw more than 20100 books coming in from people from all walks of life.=
The foundation of Aviva Great Wall of Education was laid in Chennai, on Teacher’s Day, by Dr. Kamal Haasan by placing the first book on the wall. Also present at the inaugural ceremony of the book wall were Mr. TR Ramachandran, CEO & MD of Aviva India and Ms. Nirmala Lakshman, Joint Editor of The Hindu.
Speaking at the venue, Dr. Kamal Haasan said, “It is a great thing to see Aviva, a company who believes that Education is Insurance, working towards eradicating illeteracy and spreading education amongst the underprivileged children of India. I am really happy that this initiative has continued for a second year and has been extended beyond the national capital to Kolkata and Chennai.”
The Aviva Team gave a roaring start to the Wall by collecting over 5000 books from employees and friends even before the formal launch of the event. They also worked with Thai Sathya Meticulation School and JRK Meticulation School to collect books. The team is reaching out to all partners and customers through email and sms and encouraging them to contribute.
The first day at Chennai was packed with action thanks to the activities that happened at the Wall like story telling, street play and celebrity visits.
Children at the venue were invited for a magical evening at the Aviva Great Wall of Education by Storytrailers, who organised a story telling session and engaged the kids and their parents alike. A story about Draculink, a vampire who sucked inks from the books finishing all the stories from the world, was narrated for the children present at the venue. They made the event even more enjoyable for the children by making them play different roles in a skit and making them enact, sing and dance to stop the evil plans of Draculink.
Evam and Mactrics, a famous theater group based in Chennai, performed a street play on the subject of donating books and how it would help the underprivileged children. The story of the play revolved around Arjun, depicting the various stages of his life including his childhood, the day he clears the 12th Standard and gets the state rank and eventually the day he gets a scholarship in IIT. The reason behind his success, according to the play, was the books he recieved through donations throughout his life which supported his education.
Apart from these activities, the evening even saw celebrity power. Stars like actress Anuja Iyer, singer Benny Dayal, and Chinmayi came to the venue to donate books to the Aviva Great Wall of Education, Chennai and show their support to the Wall.
Anuja Iyer, famous Tamil Actress, donated four books including ‘The Moonstone’ and ‘Wisdom & Psalms’. Talking about her chilhood and how important books were to her she said, “The power of books is inexplicable and books are the ones who give you unmatched exposure to the culture and let you see the world without moving.” She also requested the citizens of Chennai to come forth and donate books to the Aviva Great Wall of Education and help beat the record set by Kolkata.
Benny Dayal and Chinmayi, well known Indian singers also visited the venue to show their support to this noble cause. Speaking about the initiative Benny said, “Books are an essential part of education. Everyone needs to acquire a great amount of knowledge from them. Aviva has done a great job and I am a proud builder of this Great Wall of Education.” Appreciating Aviva’s efforts towards this cause singer Chinmayi said “I wish all the very best to the children who will be helped by these books and hope they benefit from the donations that people make here. I hope they do great in their lives and build a rewarding career for themselves.”
The first day at the Aviva Great Wall of Education in Chennai saw more than 20100 books coming in from people from all walks of life.
