The month of November saw one main event dominating the goings on at the Pravah Jaipur Initiative. On a cool winters day on Saturday the 21st around five hundred young people descended on The Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur to celebrate Jashn-e-Jaipur : A Youth Jumbish. The event was organized by ourselves and local NGO Muskaan, in collaboration with Taabar and Jawahar Kala Kendra. We were delighted to host our annual youth festival!
The event ran all day and was an opportunity to celebrate the aspirations, the power and possibilities of youth. The theme was one of social justice, equality and active citizenship. We witnessed many skits and performances which had been designed by young people from the participating schools, colleges and NGO’s. The performances were designed to highlight a whole spectrum of social issues. They included domestic violence, disability, women’s education, no to tobacco, rural migration and swine flu to name only a few. The methodologies used were equally varied. Songs, dancing, puppetry, theatre and poster making all played their part. The creative side of things was also balanced with much facilitated discussion amongst the audience as people shared their own experiences and understandings of various issues. A further dash of color was added as face panting activities took place outside lead by a friendly team of young volunteers.
The following schools and colleges were involved: Biryani College, Umang School, Taabar, Satya Sai College, Stani College, Bhawani Niketan, Maharani College, IGM College, LBS College. They were also complimented by a number of NGO’s and other organisations as well which included Taabar, Digantar, Adhar, Doosra Dashak and of course ourselves and Muskaan.
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