‘Charlie’ regales orphan kids

The Mukta-Avishkar cultural unit,which works under Trilokya Bodhya Maha Sagha (TBMSG),conducted a programme at its orphanage at Pimple Gurav recently. ‘The Change of Mind of Thief Charlie & Arley,’ a mime in which the role of Charlie Chaplin was played by Dhammachari Varaprabha regaled the children. The orphanage which has 64 children,is run by a group including Dr. Dinesh Metallu,Prakash Pagnis,Arun Ovhal. “The effort was to create awareness among these children about the vices corrupting the society and how to stay away from them,” said Dr Metallu. “We teach them Buddha’s way of meditation,maitri bhavna,which means friendship in three stages — self- friendship,friendship towards unknown and friendship towards enemy and finally on the lines of universal brotherhood,towards the whole world.