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Knowing the Unknown!
One Day Orientation Program for School Teachers of TamaharTrust, Bangalore
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27th July, 2017
Organized byTransDisciplinary University, Bangalore (TDU)
74/2, Jarakbande Kaval, Via Yelahanka,Attur P.O., Bangalore -560 106, Karnataka, India
Phone: 080- 28568006
Knowing the Unknown!
One Day Orientation Program for School Teachers of Association of People with
Disability
Introduction
The Tamahar Trust, Bangalore was found in 2009, to make available to all deserving
children across the Nation the Up-To-Date knowledge and latest technology available
across India and the world. Nearly 100 children with conditions like autism, cerebral
palsy, chromosomal disorders, intellectual impairment and epileptic disorders among
other syndromes and rare diseases, are receiving specialized care and therapy at the
rehabilitation centers run by Tamahar Trust.
Teachers of Tamahar Trust had a day out on 27th July 2017, at the TransDisciplinary
University (TDU) Campus and Bangalore. The focus was to apprise them the basic
tools for effective teaching, use of medicinal plants for primary health care related to
the disable children, gardening and the process of developing pilot enterprises through
medicinal plants. iSambhav has come forward to bear the cost of the training through
its CSR initiatives.
This program is designed in line with their curriculum and will essentially broaden their
understanding about the nature specifically medicinal plants and help them develop an
interest in the urban nature conservation.
Summary:
The program commenced with the welcome address by Ms. Amrita. Research Fellow,
TDU. Dr. M. Abdul Kareem, Associate Professor, TDU in his opening note dwelt on the
overview of the University’s achievements and briefed the participants on the topics
that would be covered under the training. Mr. Niranjan Kathri, CEO, iSambhav,
commented on the uniqueness of the program.
Session Details:
Section 1: Ten Effective tools for teaching biodiversity
Dr. Harish Bhat, Scientist, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore presented various
facets of biodiversity. He talked about the ten effective tools for teaching the students,
effective way of handling students with minimum efforts, the method to solve their
learning problems, the ways to understand science by conducting various activities. He
also suggested teachers to conduct few simple activities for students like measuring
the amount of oxygen released by a tree per day, ask students to watch touch me not
plant and its closing and opening mechanism etc.
Section 2: Exploring ethno-medicinal garden
In this session, students were taken to the ethno-medicinal garden in
the TDU campus, which harbors more than a thousand medicinal
plants including rare and endangered species. There are 13 thematic
gardens depicting the diversity of medicinal plants with mist
chambers, unit for propagation and also facilitates a large
vermicomposting pit for organic farming. Ms. Revathi, Office Assistant, Ms.
Soumyashree, Research Fellow, TDU explained the teachers about the propagation and
nursery techniques of some of the medicinal plants which are essential for primary
health care. She highlighted that each species has a unique nursery and propagation
technique. She also taught how to identify plants by touch, sense of smell. She also
showed participants the vermicomposting pit and demonstrated the preparation of
compost by using recycle items. Ms. Amrita, Research Fellow, TDU showed
participants vermicomposting pit and demonstrated the preparation of compost by
using recycle items.
Section 3: Usage of commonly available plants:
Dr. Subramanya Kumar, Assistant Professor, TDU in his
session focused on usage of commonly available plant
drugs for wellness and primary healthcare (“Prathamika
Arogyakkagi Aushadhi Sasyagala Balake”). He explained the
participants on the possible usage of medicinal plants for maintenance of health and to
treat primary health problems using commonly available medicinal plants. He also
presented medicinal uses of some plant drugs like Tinospora cordifolia, Emblica
officinalis, Vitis vinifera, Ricinus communis etc. in various primary health conditions.
Section 4: Livelihood generation with natural resources
Mr. Jaganantha Rao, Associate Professor, TDU explained the
participants about the availability of natural resources;
potential of natural resource to generate income and
employment; he presented a case study of community
collect, trade and prepare powders, oils and sell by using
commonly available plants.
Section 5: Valedictory
Dr. Manjunath, BAMS, MD – Ayurveda, I-AIM presented the
case studies of the children treated at IAIM Health Care
Center and distributed certificates to the participants.
Feedback
In an oral feedback, participants conveyed that all the sessions more educative. They
highlighted the following
∙ They learnt the steps for implementing the effective tools for teaching students.
∙ The method to identify plants by touch and smell was interesting to them. They
are planning to use this method to teach their students.
∙ Some of the preparations for primary health care related to disable children
were very useful to them.
∙ Many of the plants used in income generation programs are available with them
in their garden. They were not aware that this could fetch them income. Hence
they were surprise to know that the power and oil of these plants could provide
them income.
Follow up:
∙ They are planning to make more visits with other batch of teachers
∙ Demonstrate the preparation for primary health care to the children
∙ Develop their garden with more species used for disable children.
∙ Insert the 10 effective tools in the teaching manual.
∙ Explore the possibility of preparing the powders and churns for income
generation programs.
List of Faculty
1. Dr. M. Abdul Kareem, Associate Professor and Course co-ordinator, TDU
2. Dr. Harish Bhatt, Scientist, CES, IISC
3. Dr. Subramanya Kumar, Assistant Professor, TDU
4. Dr. Manjunath, Child Specialist, IAIM – Health Care Center
5. Mr. Jagannatha Rao, Associate Professor, TDU
6. Ms. Soumya, Research Fellow,TDU
7. Ms. Revathi, TDU
8. Ms. Anu V., Senior Research Fellow, TDU
9. Ms. Amrita G., Research Fellow, TDU
List of Participants
SI. No. Name of the Participants
1. Bhagya Lakshmi
2. Usha Srivatsa
3. SriDevi
4. Susheela
5. Mamatha
6. Gowramma
7. Latha
8. Uma
9. Shobhana
10. Lakshmi
11. Pushpa
12. Indira Bai
13. Tulasi
14. Suvarna
15. Geetha
16. Jayalakshmi
17. Preetha
18. Shreya
19. Neha G. Kulkarni
20. Harsha
21. Komal Devi