On the fifth day of Navratri, Tejaswini Pandit salutes divinity of animal-lovers

Actress Tejaswini Pandit is paying homage to the Corona Warriors in this year’s Navratri through an illustration photo series. On the fifth day of the ongoing photo series to pay tribute to corona-warriors from nine different fields in nine days, she has given a social message of showing mercy to animals.

In this photo, Tejaswini Pandit pays homage to the ‘divine’ deeds of animal lovers who love to feed stray animals. Tejaswini Pandit says, “Bhootdaya Paramo Dharma: This teaching we are forgetting somewhere today. There was a rumour that corona was spreading through animals.At that time, many people had abandoned their pets, throwing them out of the house without verifying the truth of this rumour.

A sudden lockdown caused famine to many street animals and birds as no food was available on streets. Then the animal friendly people came to their rescue. And gave a helping hand to these souls. With this illustration photo, I salute the animal lovers who came out of the house without fearing for their lives during the Corona period.

Tejaswini further says, “A person can express that he is having some trouble. But these poor dumb animals can’t tell us their pain. Just because they can’t speak doesn’t mean they don’t have emotions.  It is unfortunate that we do not give any importance to animals. The government does not have much support for animal lovers and animal welfare organizations. The sudden closure of the animal shelter homes brought many sick-old animals to the streets unattended.  All this was simmering in my mind somewhere.  And that’s what I have tried to do in this photo.”