Celia Sastry and her husband Jag, who both took part in Cycle India 2010, recently returned to Andhra Pradesh with their family – and dropped in for a visit to the Heal Children’s Village in Guntur.
As ever, the children, who are always excited to have visitors, had prepared as special welcome for their guests.
The trip was a particularly emotional one for Jag, who was returning home to the place where he spent his childhood.
“We took our whole family, nine of them, for Christmas to India to see Jag’s family,” explained Celia, whose cycling skills are the stuff of legend to the 2010 Cycle India team.
“We went to see his school in Tenali and his Village, which is near Guntur. Our sons, both rising 40 years, had never been to India to see where Jag spent the first 27 years of his life.
“And we visited Heal Village where they gave us an overwhelming greeting. The children put on a Christmas nativity play which was marvellous and represented a lot of hard work by teachers and pupils.
“Our grandchildren were amazed at the children’s achievement.”