The week-long Creative Writing Workshop for Children
organized by the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi concluded today with the
participating children proudly presenting their compositions written under the
guidance of resource persons.
The Workshop in
English, Hindi & Punjabi was held at D.A.V. Sr. Secondary School (Lahore),
Sector 8C, Chandigarh, in association with Aurobindo School of Integral
Learning, Sector 27, Chandigarh. It commenced on 26.05.14 and wound up today,
ie, on 30.05.14.
A total of 90
Students from renowned educational institutions of Chandigarh like Vivek High
School, DPS, Sacred Heart Sr. Sec. School and St.
John’s High School, etc., participated in the
workshop which was a judicious blend of theory and practice, lectures
and practical composition work.
During the
Workshop Days, renowned resource persons like Prof. Manju Jaidka, Chairperson
of Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi, writer and poet Madhav Kaushik, Profs. Yojna
Rawat and Surinder Sharma from Panjab University shared their experiences and
explained different ways of creative writing techniques. The students were
taught how to write plays, stories and poetry. A dedicated team of young volunteers from CSA supervised
the writing sessions and encouraged students to compose stories, poems and
skits in Hindi, English and Punjabi.
On the
concluding day the students were given a platform to present the compositions
they had penned over the last four days. They recited poetry, enacted skits and
shared their impressions about the Workshop. The function ended with
distribution of Certificates by Sahitya Akademi to the students who
participated.
Overall, judging
from the children's response, the workshop was a great success. CSA acknowledges with
gratitude the support of the management of Sri Aurobindo School, and in particular the contribution of DAV School Principal Vibha Ray who was the steering force
behind the event, supported by her able faculty including Pooja Handa, Anju
Mehta, and others.
