Journalism students plan street-play in Vidarbha
Mumbai, Jan 7: In view of the widespread incidence of suicides byindebled farmersin the state, students of the Department of Journalismand Communication of Mumbai University will perform kirtans and astreet-play in Wardha district, (Vidarbha) to inculcate positiveapproach in their lives.
''The 23 students, who have planned a trip to Wardha district,will interact with the farmers discussing their problems and dissuadethem from committing suicide,'' Professor Sunder Rajdeep, faculty ofthe department and tour co-ordinator, told UNI.
The trip has been organised from January 12 to 16 as part of therural journalism in the course syllabus. The students will visitWaifad, Dorli, Sevagram and Pawnar in Wardha, he added.
''They will perform the street-play named 'Bai Kashala Havi?' thatwill inform the poor villagers about the various government schemes forwomen, while the kirtan performances will highlight the fundamentalConstitutional Rights of every Indian,'' Head of the Department, SanjayRanade said.
Professor Ganesh Chandan Shive from the Department of Folk Arts ofthe University is training the students for the play, said Mr Rajdeep.
The students will visit Dr M S Swaminathan's Farmer ResearchCentre at Waifad and talk to the women-led organisations about theircrusade against liquor in the district. They will also meet thefarmers' union leader Vijay Javandhiya and well-known journalistsChandrakant Wankhede and Pramod Kalbande there.
Mr Ranade, other professors and Mr Rajdeep will himself accompany the students on the tour.
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