October: A Big Month for India!

October is a big festival season in India: This is when Dussehra is celebrated. In the months of Ashwin and Kartik, Hindus observe a 10 day ceremony of fast, rituals, celebrations, & feasts to honor the mother Goddess and triumph of Lord Rama over Demon Ravana. Dussehra also symbolizes the triumph of warrior Goddess Durga over the Buffalo Demon, Mahishasura. Thus, it is a celebration of victory of good over evil. This celebration starts from Navratri and ends with the tenth day festival of “Dussehra”. Navratri and Dussehra is celebrated throughout the country at the same time, with varying rituals, but with great enthusiasm and energy as it marks the end of scorching summer and the start of winter season.
This month, Kindermusik was also very active in India! Kusum Chawla, of Kindermusik India, conducted a Kindermusik training for the educators at Eurokids India. Eurokids is a franchise of preschools with close to 800 centers throughout India. We have partnered with Eurokids to bring Kindermusik to the children in India. Thanks to this partnership we are reaching 14,000 children in India with over 500 educators teaching Kindermusik! A special thank you to the educators at Eurokids and especially Kusum for your precious contribution!