Srinagar, May 16 (KNS): Children from local schools brought together to enjoy through various indoor activities, in a workshop held in Sheh-re-khaas (old city), about forty kids engaged in a theater education activity workshop under the banner of Kashmir youth art initiative.
From the age group of twelve to sixteen year old children participated in fun filled activities aimed at imparting education, literature, language and tradition.
The ongoing workshop is based on practical theatrical games which revolve around various socio cultural and language training for better understanding of our society and old age value system.
“The goal of this workshop is to connect underprivileged children and provide them with a platform to show their talent, also the children are from local schools who haven’t done any such kind of activity before,” Rizvi S Iliyas said, project manager Kashmir youth art initiative.
Also the venue selected for the workshop was old city known to locals as downtown, the region having less popularity among people of Kashmir was selected as to break the taboos associated with it, “we want to get back to our roots, to places to which kahsmiriyat is etched also want to contribute to those places to which on ones pays attention to,” Iliyas added.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
The workshop has collaborated with theater director Arshid Mushtaq, who along with his team conducted various sessions and numerous small plays enacted kids from different schools.
Elaborating the concept of the workshop Arshid said, “we have to reconstruct the moth eaten concepts of imparting education given to youngsters, also the system has been hijacked by the narrow minded, lesser literate business people in the private sector.”
The workshop also sent out a message to the educations department here to wake up to such endeavors.
The participants from local areas and schools got to learn many things they have never confronted before and given a free and open space the left no stone unturned in showcasing their talent, “we came to know about our capabilities, on such short and instant notice we came up with such idea to act on, also we learnt to work together in groups and came to know how independent we can be,” said a student from Imamia school, Bisma.
The students also had an overall personality development makeover, which helped them gain confidence and let them interact with people in an open space. (KNS)