Black Friday

KIDART - Gujarat Earthquake 2001

Meet the Artist Kids

Aarushi

  1. My name is Aarushi Balani. I am a girl. I study in D.P.S in class 4. I am fond of reading, drawing, sports (lawn tennis) and Karate.
  2. When I grow up, I want to become a computer engineer, lawyer or a doctor.
  3. I want to help the poor. I feel very sad when I see them. I pray to God that they don't stay so poor that they don't have water to drink, food to eat and a house to live. I want to build a building which is not on pillars.
  4. I will give rice, potato etc. 1 kilogram for 50 paise for the poor only. I want to give them a house to live with all the things needed

Nilesh

  1. I am Nilesh Joshi. I am a boy.
  2. When I grow up, I want to be an artist in music or painting.
  3. When I grow up I like the world which is happy, pollution-free and inflation-free. I like the world better if people respect each other.
  4. I will try whether we can have less vehicles on the road. I will respect the others now.

Shrujal

  1. I am Shrujan Patel. I am a boy. I am 8 years old. I like music, dance, sports, swimming and T.V. I am studying in Delhi Public School.
  2. When I grow up, I want to be a specialist doctor. (dentist).
  3. I like the world of America.
  4. For that I will read, write and study hard and go to America.
    Can I write about Earthquake? Earthquake is dangerous. I saw all flats, and towers falling down. I quickly ran out from my house. No, I did not scream or cry. On the top of my house there was a big tank. It fell down and it was broken. There was a shop on the other floor, but the shop was intact. Only one light was broken.

Pali

  1. My name is Pali Makwana. I am a strong girl.
  2. I want to become a Pilot.
  3. I like the people simple and good.
  4. I will serve the others.

Earthquake and Pali
Pali (Age: 9) has a lot of paintings on her hand, she has a peculiar habit, her mom says. Whatever she sees, she tries to put it down on the paper. When I met her, the camp was busy with blood-donation activity and she wanted to draw it. If she has, I'll try to collect it. (-Roopal)

The painting "Earthquake" was done on the next day of the earthquake. The one we're sending is a fresh one but the same one, done up again (no changes) a few days after. She was also interviewed by the local papers for this painting.

Sudait Makwana

Sudait Makwana is a brother of Pali.