The Hindu 03.05.2010
GMC's summer carnival begins
Staff Reporter
| Some 900 children enrol for the month-long camp |
Photo: T. Vijaya Kumar 
Great experience:Children at a yoga session held as part of the summer carnival in Guntur on Sunday. —
GUNTUR: The early morning sun was peeping through the clouds, and the usually bustling NTR Stadium was brimming with activity on Sunday. The early birds were taking a stroll and the younger lot jogging at brisk paces.
But what added charm to the whole ambience was the presence of children, scores of them, raring to go at the start of summer carnival. The kids were chirpy and having fun, while the parents and the coaching staff trying their best to rein them in.
It was day one of the month-long summer coaching camp being conducted by the Guntur Municipal Corporation.
Yoga session
But a hush descended on the stadium as the morning yoga session got under way. Yoga trainer Suhasini asked the children to squat on the ground and the inaugural session began.
A prayerful lisp calmed the nerves and soothed the otherwise noisy ambience. The children sat through with their eyes closed, their minds and bodies in perfect unison oblivious to the commotion outside.
The session ended within 20 minutes and the action took off immediately. The kids put on their skating shoes, while some others wielded their rackets and some others dashed off towards the tennis courts.
Stadium caretaker Chandrasekhar said that 900 children have enrolled for various disciplines, including athletics, shuttle badminton, skating, basket ball, tennis, table tennis, chess, karate and swimming at the swimming pool complex in Syamala Nagar. Children would be given a T-shirt, cap and a pair of socks. Children would also be provided breakfast in morning and snacks in evenings.
Deputy Commissioner K. Lakshminarayana inaugurated the carnival on Saturday evening and took the guard of honour from the children and the coaches.
