[Aaj-ke-naam] Re: Presentations in schools !

[joyrahul]

Maya Rao and teachers at Sri Ram School, Vasant Vihar, N. Delhi have developed
an extremely effective interactive play on 'communal harmony' (for lack of a
better phrase).  I was fortunate to film parts of it for a producer in April,
2002. For those of us who know Maya, it would be wonderful if we can formalise a
way to take this great product to other venues. Since it will not be possible
for the Sri Ram teachers to spare time, I can visualise adapting the play to
retain its interactive spirit by incorporating video in parts.

My initial reaction, which I shared with the team was ... why not invite parents
for this. Things might move in that direction once the school opens after summer
vacations. Has the initiative considered the pros and cons of having a mix of
parents and school children.This may be an effective communication strategy, as
adults  in the presence of children, generally have their guards down and are
perhaps more receptive. Also, the simplicity in vocabulary and images for a
younger audience has a different impact on adults.

Treat this as a call for collaborators to take this idea ahead.

Best Wishes,

Rahul Ranadive
Frame of Mind Communications (P) Ltd
New Delhi
Tel: 011- 6896032


sabeena gadihoke wrote:

> Subject: [Aaj-ke-naam] RE: School workshops meeting
> >
> >
> > Dear friends:
> > On wednesday we had another meeting of the school workshops group where
> some
> > of us talked about the Aaj ke Naam initiative and our follow up meeting
> etc.
> > While everyone there welcomed the fact that documentaries could be used
> for
> > schools and especially for school teachers,  the principals of many
> schools
> > have requested people to come and make presentations on the representation
> > of communalism in popular culture (films, TV, advertisements etc). They
> also
> > would welcome A/V presentations. This is request for volunteers who would
> > like to do so with existing films/clips. Shohini, Sabina and me are
> > coordinating this for the group. There is an immidiate request from
> > Springdales for July. Springdales will also  help us coordinate sessions
> > with a number of other schools. These sessions would be an hour or so in
> > length. Do write back with suggestions for films/ideas/presentations.
> > cheers, Sabeena
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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