Yuva Manch 2012 : Drama Festival

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A two day Drama Festival was held under the aegis of Yuva Manch, the endearing platform for theatre enthusiasts in Lucknow. Envisioned six years ago by Dr. Urvashi Sahni, the founder of Study Hall Educational Foundation. Thus, July 20th & 21st were very special evenings at the Paryatan Bhavan auditorium. On the first day Vidyasthali, Kanar which is a part of the Study Hall Educational Foundation, staged their Sanskrit play which was adapted from a Gujrati play by the famous playwright Geeju Bhai. The first day of this festival also featured two Hindi Dance Dramas. These were ‘Meera’ by the girls of Study Hall Foundation’s Prerna School and “Kabira Khada Bazar Mein’ by the present & past pupils of Study Hall. As one of its actor’s Aiman stated after the English Play, ‘A Visitor from Forest Hills’ that the challenge was “acting in a situation which seemed like a lively comedy but which bore the underlying strain of a near tragedy”, says it all.
Thus congratulations to the Study Hall family for laying stronger foundations and building greater milestones in this ‘universe of care’. Let’s now look out for Yuva Manch 2013!

 

Basketball and Throw ball

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Senior girls Basketball and Junior boys Throw ball was held on 21st July 2012. The winner for girls basketball event was Jacaranda house, second position was bagged by Fireflame and third position was Silver Oak, Cypress stood fourth. In junior Throwball event winner was Cypress followed by first runners up Silver oak, second runner up Jacaranda and on fourth position was Fireflame.

 

AROHINI: A snapshot of the training

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“AROHINI” is a programme for girls’ empowerment. This programme is based on the principle of understanding social and political conditions of one’s lives. This understanding is the key to transformation and empowerment. Study Hall Educational Foundation in partnership with UNICEF and Sarv Siksha Abhiyan conducted 6 months programme at KGBV schools of 3 districts (Sonebhadra, Jaunpur and Mirzapur).
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Universe of Care

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Study Hall Educational Foundation seeks to create a Universe of Care, in which everyone, teachers and students, feels respected and cared for . It is in this Universe of Care, the mutual respecting and caring that all persons begin to develop a sense of themselves as self-respecting, autonomous  beings.   They also learn to develop a deep feeling of connectedness with each other and a sense of being at ‘home’ in the world – “the world belongs to me and I have the right to feel at home in it”.  We view of the goal of all education as helping learners to find the answer to the question “Who am I and what is my relationship with the Universe and others in it.”  All our schools are guided by this fundamental philosophical principle!
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Prerna and Vidyasthali students receive scholarship for education USA 2012

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Kunti Rawat

Kunti Rawat

Hindustan Times (Tuesday, May 01, 2012): Kunti is the second youngest child among eight sib- lings. Her father is bedridden and her mother is a housewife. She lives in a semi-construct- ed house in Digdiga Gaon (a slum in Vishal Khand 2) and belongs to a Dalit family. But none of this has stopped her from going to a community col- lege in the US on a one-year scholarship.

Meet 19 year-old Kunti Rawat who is currently preparing for her BA third year exams from IGNOU and is also working with a local NGO. Kunti has been selected in the Community College Initiative Program run by the US government’s bureau of educational and cultural affairs. The pro- gramme provides opportuni- ties to individuals from developing countries to acquire leadership and pro- fessional skills and get profi- ciency in English language while studying at a commu- nity college in the US. After spending an academic year there, Kunti will get a certifi- cate in her chosen field of study.

Talking about the scholar- ship, Kunti said, “Had some- one come and told me that I would be going to the US for a year when I joined Prerna Girls School in class 7, I would have never believed him. Sometimes we end up achieving something we thought was impossible.”

Principal of Prerna School Rakhi Panjwani said, “We run a school for underprivi- leged girls. When we accept- ed Kunti in our school, I knew straightaway that she was a special talent. Kunti went on to top class 8, 10 and then again she emerged the batch topper in class 12 as well.” However, beneath all the happiness there is a bit of apprehension. “I don’t know whether my mother will approve of this. She loves me too much to let me out of her sight for a year. I am still thinking about how to break the news to her,” Kunti added. Her elder brother and Kunti are the only two bread- winners in the family.

Kunti hopes she can live up to the faith people have in her. “I hope I perform well at the community college and make my teachers here and parents proud of me,” she added.

Talking about her future plans, Kunti said, “I want to come back and work for underprivileged girls like me.”

Hindustan Times Coverage