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PRATIBIMB 2009
April 20th to 25th, Delhi
(Event sponsored by Hewitt Associates) |
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Children travelled
from all over the country, many coming out of their villages for the
first time, to share their lives and learn from their counterprats from
the cities and other states of India.
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| Over 500 children from 21 states of India came together with their
counterparts from 18 urban schools for a one on one interaction in Delhi. Being
held in Bal Bhawan (22nd to 24th April) children from many prestigious schools
like Modern school, DPS, Heritage school, Somerville, St. Mary’s, Ryan
International, Cambridge, Bal Bharti etc. joined their rural friends from
Kerela, Bihar, M.P, U.P, Assam, West Bengal etc. to exchange notes about life,
education & schooling in rural and urban India.
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| When urban and rural children got talking, there weren't differences; only curiosity about each other's lives. |
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| Children
from the villages throughly enjoying all the exposure &
experineces; having a joy ride in rail museum, sitting down
for a five star meal etc. |
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| Children
from far flung parts of India made confident and entertaining cultural
presentations to an audiences of over 500 people
including children, teachers, volunteers etc. |
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| Bal
Sabha on the last day was an open forum where children from both
ends spoke freely and openly about their impressions about each other,
their percpetions of village problems etc. |
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