January 2023- Starting on the right footing, in the bitter cold

The Puppetry Workshop

The Mosamat Budhiya Jeevanshala, did not close in the coldest period this January because we had a workshop with Katkatha, from January 2 to 5, 2023. The facilitators Anurupa and Asha, made it to far off Araria, in spite of missing their scheduled train. Despite the cold all the children were excited to learn a new way to tell their stories.
Tha Katkatha team, wasted no time in getting the kids thinking about what they wanted the children to tell the world, through shadow puppetry. The whole experience was fascinating.
It took the children three days to come up with their stories and then the dialogues and puppets ready. They performed their first in the presence of the katkatha team, for their parents, our neighbours and some members of the youth team. What was really impressive was that the whole process of making the puppet show and the performance has gave the children immense self confidence and also brought out their creativity. Some of the children who are introverted, found a whole new medium of saying things that fascinated and interested them.
Thanks to Sanjeev Marskole, who was present for the entire period, we have a short film on the workshop experience. https://youtu.be/j6frKtatpXg

What more can you want, if a student sees an unclean space, she just goes out there and does a bit of shramdaan and no one has to tell her to do it

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