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Himachal Pradesh / Art Workshops

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Khun, Himachal Pradesh
Making stories and learning art, 6000 feet above sea level
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
This trip was part of the LETS - Learn English Through Stories project, IDC, IIT Bombay funded by the TCTD centre. 
We spent more than a week in Khun Village in the Himachal region where we worked with a local government school. 
Apart from the art workshops and testing the english reading app with the school children - we had a chance to explore 
the region as well. We lived in a local homestay on a steep hill, and walked 1.5 kms to the school everyday. 

The purpose of the workshops was two-fold: turning children into content creators, by helping them create contextual 
and relevant storybooks about their own regions, and an attempt to change the attitude towards art as a taught subject 
in schools. Over a short span of time we were able to link these issues and make the local schools realize the importance 
of having a time allotted specifically for art along with having a well stocked library to encourage reading. We did this 
by simply democratizing the process of making a storybook.

Coniferous trees, blue skies, mountains, wild flowers, fruits, animals and the daily life of the locals were all reflected in 
stories that the children wrote and images they drew. As a part of this project we created a storybook called 'Khichidi'.



art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
The view from the car, on the way to Khun.
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Students of the Goverment School at Khun village.
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
The Pre - Primary and Primary class students.
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
The Rainbow Fishes.
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Queuing up for the art activity sessions.
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Pond - House - Trees - Birds - Clouds - Rainbow - Butterflies - Village - Girl - Boy ... and the word-chain game that continues.
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Woooaaaaahh!
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Look at my plaits!
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Pebbles painted.
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Writing words with different tools.
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Students painting the school wall with me.
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Girl Power!
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Rajinder's granny who I used to meet everyday on my way to school.
She has the most gentle looking eyes and she carries this huge load of grass on her back making her way home uphill, everyday.
art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
Finally, after a fortnights work.

art workshops Story telling Fun children tribal himalayas HImachal Pradesh Village Schools mountainous Nature valleys Education english reading sketching learning
   

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