How Famous Indian Poet Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan Became A Saviour Angel In The Terrible Time Of Covid Pandemic!

Wroclaw, one of the most beautiful historical cities in Poland, yet young and truly modern, holds a proud name of the European cultural capital. Hundreds of small statues of different dwarfs decorate the streets and squares of this beautiful city. And one of the most important and famous among them is the one, that commemorates Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan. His miniature statue adorns the center point of the city, sitting quietly just at the main square of the Old Town. Erected on December 2019, by Shri Amitabh Bachchan, Mayor of the City Wrocław Jacek, and the Consul Honorary of Republic of India, Shri Kartikey Johri.

This year the Wroclaw’s Grand Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation decided that Shri Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s commemorative dwarf in Wroclaw will form the centerpiece of the fundraising efforts as its central symbol in promoting the event.

The GOCC (WOSP) is the greatest charity event in the Polish calendar, and it has as its focus the health and well-being of the most disadvantaged in our society (originally, it was for children, then children and elderly, now more general). It is a serious fundraising effort based on fun and involvement. Most of the activities in the fundraising effort are carried out by an army (yes!) of local volunteers.