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India - Current Status - 18th
October, 2000
Living Values has been underway in this large and diverse country in one form or another for a number of
years now and the following gives an overview of some recent activities.
Programmes held include:
- Train the Trainers;
- Teachers' Training;
- Programmes for Students;
- Programmes for Young Adults; and
- Programmes for Parents/Guardians.
Following the expression of much support for Living Values, attention has been concentrated this year on
the translation of materials from English into Hindi. All the five main books have been translated and are
being edited; some of them are ready for publication. Once these books are published, they will be
powerful tools to disseminate Living Values Activities in India rapidly.
Living Values Education was included in the Memorandum of Understanding between Mysore
University and Living Values' sponsor the Brahma Kumaris, both for students and faculty members of the
University.
One of the most effective ways of promoting Living Values has been in Conferences. One such was the
educational Conference held in Rajasthan organized by the Brahma Kumaris in October, 1999 and Living
Values was also featured in their October 2000 Conference on New Horizons in Education.
The following gives a snapshot of different activities recently held around the country.
Gujarat
Programmes conducted at:
- Kinson English Medium School,
- Priyadarshini English Medium School,
- Oriental English Medium School, Gujarati English
- Gujarat English Medium School
No. of Participants:
Period of Programme: From January 2000 to July 2000
Feedback: Participants were very much impressed by these programmes and wanted them to be continued.
Programmes planned for future: Don Bosco English Medium School and R.C.M.Anthony's High School
Mysore
Programme conducted at: Jagadguru Shivrathreswara High School (English medium)
Period of Programme: From 22nd April to 3rd May 2000
Feedback/Reflections/Opinions: At the request & invitation of J.S.S.
Education Institution and Head Mistress, LVE was conducted in the school for a period of one month. Students benefited
greatly and their response was very good. Each teacher taught two values using various methods in the
LVE books. Many students were keen on learning values through plays, songs, painting and games.
They were used to talking about the values contained in stories from Hindu mythology and of historical
personalities like Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi and so were keen to learn values through practical models,
craft and visualisation.
Bangalore
Programme conducted at: Sadbhavana Bhawan, 5th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore.
No. of Participants: 240 Students
Period of Programme: From 14th November 1999 to 30th July 2000
Feedback/Reflections/Opinions: Students learnt about Living Values through lectures,
workshops, songs, stories, group activities, dumb charades, games, etc. Everyone was
interested and enjoyed the activities. Many said that they stopped their anger, fighting and quarrelling,
and instead began interacting with patience, love, respect, courage, tolerance, etc. At the
end, parents expressed their interest to have such programmes for them also.
A series of one day retreats for young adults was also conducted from 28th May to
30th July, 2000. The participants evinced keen interest in the value based activities,
dumb charades, games, etc. All of them expressed joy and felt that they would view their life now with
greater positivity and self-confidence. They felt that they could contribute something of value to
the changing world. They felt that such programmes should often be conducted at colleges and schools They were enthusiastic to involve themselves in such value-based activities and a few
of them felt a definite change in their student life.
Programmes planned for future: Retreats for children, youth, parents and teachers.
Tamil Nadu
LVE programmes were conducted in the following schools:
- Bharatha Matha High School, Uppatty
- Fatima Girls' Higher Secondary School, Gudalur
- Govt. Higher Secondary School, Khumad
- St.Thomas Higher Secondary School, Gudalur
- Kalaivani Matriculation School, Rajagopalapuram, Gudalur
- Government Higher Secondary School, Athigaratty
Number of Sites Using Living Values Education
Total number of sites
13
Impact
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