1. This is the story
of how
Akanksha Children
found their
Colours…

2. Long, long ago…
…in Akanksha …

3. Didi realised there were children…
…who did not know about colours

4. So she walked in
one day
with a big book of
activities,
crayons, paints
and lots of paper

5. Using a special curriculum,
Didi taught the children
how to imagine,

6. showed them how everyday things could
look different.

7. They could now see outside…

8. …and see inside.
Talking about what he sees within
him, Arun says “one side is nice. I
don’t like the other half.”

9. They learnt about different forms of art in
India…
(Gond painting)

10. And about the
great artists
of the world
Taslim’s
(10 yr old)
version of
Van gogh’s
sun flowers

11. They learnt to respect
things around them.

12. They saw
themselves
as special.

13. Art was changing something inside
each of them

14. This was not
enough so Didi
started Art Labs

15. where her children learnt how to
create interesting products,

16. Develop their own unique styles,

17. they learnt how to market their
creations

18. and teach ‘privileged’
children through
workshops

19. The world could not believe how
beautiful didi’s children were.

20. Didi saw
her
children
learning
how to
stand up
on their
feet.

21. Children were having fun & talking about
themselves…

22. . . . And exploring art as a
career option.
Minu
&
Shakeela
With
Anand
Panchal
Art
Auction,
Nov, 2003

23. Art class
became their
world away
from the
world

24. Children were having fun….Each piece of art that Didi saw,
seemed to shine

25. It’s much more than art.
It’s art that tells a story-
Stories of incredible lives.

26. Didi saw her
children
dreaming…
…in colours brighter than those she saw
them use

27. She smiled because she knew…
…the
Akanksha children
had found their
colours!

28. Art for Akanksha empowers children from low-income communities with a
powerful art education, provides art-related career opportunites for
Akanksha alumni and generates revenue through high-quality products.