Deccan Chronicle reports
Lessons in democracy
To educate children on the country`s democratic setup, `Shishu Panchayats`, modeled after the real panchayats, in which children learn about the functions of grassroots governance, was launched on Sunday...
The first of its kind in the state, the members of Shishu Panchayat have been assigned posts of president, vice-president and media secretary.
The young group supported by parents and teachers, would look into the social, educational and environmental issues in their areas and find solutions. Connected to Shishu Panchayats, the community has officially launched `Peace Gong` a children`s news paper aimed at giving the `young reporters` a platform to write and develop understanding of such issues.
Twenty children have been selected to the Shishu Panchayat. (The Peace Gong is the media and literacy initiative of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Foundation).
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