primary education - the harbinger of a sustainable future
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A photoessay investigating the state or primary education in India, made for an elective on art photography at National Institute of Design.TRANSCRIPT
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primary educationthe harbinger of a sustainable future
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primary educationthe harbinger of a sustainable future
By Akshay Verma
Produced during the elective conducted at NID by Peter Sramek, Exploring sustainability through art photography.
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To Papa.
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This is not a book
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Hi!I am Alok.I am 8 years old.
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I love to cycle with my friends.
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I am the teacher’s pet and everyone envies me because I always get the most marks, just like my sister.
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In summers I go to my village and play all day long.
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Wake Up Alok!Daydreaming again?
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Alok is sad. He has to sit on the floor while the others sit on benches. He is often spanked by the teacher. After all, he is of a lower caste.
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Everyone makes fun of him.He is losing confidence.
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They are taught to be discriminative and crush the others in order to succeed. They are taught to be escapist.
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If everyone realizes the potential of the individual
If there are ideas of universal brotherhood and patriotism
If every child has confidence in their culture and values
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Alok will have a golden future
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