Canon India Collaborates With Cinepolis To Mark Children's Day

Strengthens its flagship CSR initiative 'Learning Beyond Books' initiative with a special movie screening for the children of its adopted villages

Continuing its corporate philosophy of 'Kyosei' - living and working together for the common good, Canon India, one of the leading digital imaging organization, made Children's Day special for children from its adopted villages across the country. Under their CSR initiative - 'Learning Beyond Books', Canon India in association with Cinepolis group, organized a special screening of a visually gorgeous movie - The Lion King (3D) for the children of all the four adopted villages - Maheshwari in Haryana, Sol Gohalia in Kolkata, Karanjoti in Mumbai and Maharaja Katte in Bangalore.

The Lion King, a movie symbolic of wisdom, courage and compassion, is packed with unforgettable life lessons, extremely crucial for the children to learn to succeed in their future endeavors. Cinema, as a medium of edutainment has always been well-accepted by children and integrating the same with 'Learning Beyond Books' initiative, Canon India aims to take the learning experience a step further. To commemorate the occasion, 50 Canon employees enthusiastically joined the special screening of the movie along with 300 children across all the four locations.

With an aim to deliver multitude possibilities to children, Canon India through its 'Learning Beyond Books' project aims to offer experiential learning beyond homes and school boundaries. The organization intends to enable children to witness the outside world and get inspired to dream big. The one day outings can help them connect with what they study in books and relate that with the real world which could inspire them to dream and progress towards a brighter future.

NEW DELHI, Nov. 15, 2019