y has proven me wrong girls have become more assertive and their artistic style strokes and colour palettes are becoming increasingly like those of boys the differences in their mindsets are fading away which is a positive development let children have the freedom to explore and express themselves through colours allowing them to understand the world around them in their own unique waysq over the years what kind of changes have you observed in parentsa todays parents tend to be excessively concerned about their childrens wellbeing and success they often involve themselves in every aspect of their childs life and strive to constantly evaluate their achievements i often urge parents to trust me with their children and give them the space to grow but this has become increasingly challenging for todays parents they have turned parenting into a demanding and stressful job in my opinion what children truly need is not just material resources but time and attention from their parents it is important to spend quality time with them allowing them to learn and explore in their own unique waysq what were the challenges that basoli faced at the beginning and what type of challenges does it face nowa in the early days the main challenge was raising resources however nowadays financial constraints are no longer a problem i have numerous students who have become so successful and resourceful that they readily donate thousands of rupees upon my request as a commercial artist i can also raise significant funds by selling one of my artworks if the need arises additionally basoli has established international associations such as the one with unesco which provide generous grants however the current challenge lies in manpower it is unfortunate that we lack sufficient staff to effectively manage the residential camp of basoli which used to be a major attraction for children in nagpur until recently the scarcity of dedicated manpower raises concerns about who will take over the reins of basoli after meq what does the future hold for basoli and its activitiesa looking ahead i can share our plans for the milestone year we are celebrating our theme for this year is basoli blue i intend to encourage children to paint canvases in various shades of blue drawing inspiration from literary works such as sant dnyaneshwars pasayadana tagores geetanjali and the legendary poem ne majasi ne by savarkar the idea is to help children understand the essence of these poetic works and collaborate on painting large canvases together using different shades of blue our project aligns with this years unesco theme which is from me to we looking further into the future our next milestone will be the golden jubilee which will be next year my dream is to plan activities for each of the 365 days of that special year as i approach the age of 75 i am aware that my physical fitness may limit my ability to actively participate in these activities for many more years however i remain