The COVID-19 induced lockdown in India which began in March 2020 had caused long school closure, particularly affected the schooling of marginalised girls and women across India.
The education disruption has impact on reading habits among the children, resulted in school drop-outs, with the digital divide playing a significant role in rural areas. The collage had undertaken an innovative reading festival for the neighbourhood children. Students had played a vital role in organizing about 10 such reading festivals in neighbouring areas of college, attracted over one thousand children.
Books were distributed among the children aged between 6 and 16 years. Reading sessions were assisted by the students of the college, teachers and renowned storytellers.
‘Porar Anande” (Reading Fesitval), organized by the institute, has already earned appreciation by one of the leading media houses of West Bengal
- Santragachhi: College students initiate kids into reading, The Telegraph, JHINUK MAZUMDAR | PUBLISHED 28.11.21 Read more
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