JGW 2010 in Hyderabad

Last year, Hyderabad enthusiastically embraced the JGW along with other cities. The participation cut across all age groups and the events were also diverse; a book launch with Amala, activities for children and senior citizens at Aurora College, collection of clothes for Vastra Samman, co-ordinated by Goonj and of course the well publicised and major fund-raiser Shadow a CEO, initiated by ISB.
Hyderabad seems to have decided to surpass its last years performance this year during JGW, as the events planned so far seem to indicate.
The ISB of course will be inviting students of other business schools to participate in the Shadow a CEO this year. Students of Aurora College have again planned a week long festival of giving. the other events range from a Musical Nite, to a piggybank in companies, a Heritage Auction, Blood Donation, special events for children, a Seva Mela and many more that are yet to be registered.
It is heartening that all sections of society are catered to and one hopes that the resources raised would benefit the many who are in need.
But more importantly, in Hyderabad as in other places, the JGW helps us to reach the inner recesses of our soul for it reinforces the often forgotten lesson that it is in giving that we truly receive. Giving is Divine; when we recognise this, we will find that it is easy to give and giving then becomes for us an act as natural as breathing.