2019 didn’t just begin, it toppled in rather unceremoniously. On the second day of the new year, Megha and I set off for Hyderabad where ‘Anne Frank: A History for Today’ was invited to be a part of the 16th edition of Krishnakriti Foundation’s Arts and Culture festival– a host of firsts for my…
16th November -report by Proiti For the session on November 16th, Samya and I decided to screen a documentary on the Holocaust. We felt that the students would gain a better understanding of the scope of what happened if they were exposed to real testimonies and footage. After browsing through a series of documentaries…
Propaganda. The word stood out to us as Samya and I were going through the PeaceWorks Human Rights Defenders Programme module to prepare for our session at Chowringhee High School. Blatant right-wing propaganda has made its presence known widely in the political and cultural climes of India, particularly so in recent times. TV shows, films,…
Report prepared by Deeptha Vivekanand. The Anne Frank Project was launched in Chandigarh on 11th October, 2018, at St. Kabir Public School. The project involved the display of the international traveling exhibition ‘Anne Frank – A History for Today’, the screening of the documentary A Short Life of Anne Frank and related educational activities such…
I was a little apprehensive walking into the Chowringhee High School premises on 26th October. There had been a long hiatus in classes because of the puja vacations and I had met the students but once before, in the presence of two of my colleagues. I wasn’t sure they would recognize me, let alone remember…
