Grand parents day celebration organised in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: On Sunday, Motivagers Club which works to entertain senior citizens who are living in depression and in seclusion, organized grandparents’ day celebration.

During the event, elderly people along with volunteers of the NGO enjoyed several games including quiz, guess the slogan, dance and music competitions.

For instance, elderly club member Suresh Singh entertained all the members by singing ghazal, while another elderly Rajni Rai recited a poem. Other members such as C P Gupta and Sunita Veer asked riddles from members. Grand parent of two, Manju Shukla won the rapid round quiz.

Some of elderly even shared the memories of their grandparents, while others narrated about their relationship with their grandchildren. Later, birthday cakes too were cut for senior most elderly ND Dwivedi and Saksham Sinha.

Gaurav Chhabra (32), founder of Motivagers Club said, "I started this club in 2017 after realizing how elderly citizens of the city are living secluded lives. With the help of friends like Astha Singh, Vaibhav Pratap Singh, Ankit Chhabra, Rachit Singh, Ishita Chauhan, Shikhar Yaduvanshi, Richa Shukla, Vanshika Dwivedi, Ayushi Pahwa, Vinayak Mishra and Vaibhav Sindhi and we have been helping elderly to overcome their depression and sense of seclusion."

"On every second Sunday of the month, we organize events for our elderly members. This helps them to socialize with younger generations like us," said Gaurav.

The club organises their events at random locations with the help of crowd funding and sometimes sponsors. Most of the elderly members of the club are retired staff and home-makers, whose children have settled abroad due to work.