Chandigarh, March 22 -- The Smiling Dandelion Foundation, in association with Discover Ability Special School and the Down Syndrome Federation of India, organised a play with specially-abled children to mark World Down Syndrome Day at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, on Saturday.

During the event, parents of the special kids beamed with pride as they saw their children take centre stage to perform the play, "Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja". The production stood out as a rare art piece featuring persons with intellectual disabilities on the stage.

The production, directed by Shuchi Gupta, featured 35 children and young adults with intellectual disabilities as the majority cast, delivering a full-length classical Hindi play to a captivated audi...