India, Sept. 10 -- When most children of his age are obsessing over that pimple on their nose or even a lack of response on an Instagram story, Parth Sarthi Krishna, a Class XII student, had much bigger plans. He got together children from a juvenile home in Noida under the aegis of his NGO Rasta and put up Tarang, a virtual musical show on Teacher's Day.

The children sang patriotic songs. A kid while singing Sare Jahan Se Accha felt proud as an Indian. Another child sang Aye Malik Tere Bande Hum, which reminded the audience of Do Aankhen Barah Haath, a cult film of 1957 by V Shantaram. The film was inspired by the story of an 'open prison' experiment, something which found a resonance with the children of juvenile home.

The chief guest...