All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights—the first line of the first Article in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. Human rights—the term, is one that is very frequently used. Yet, when the simple questions ‘what are human rights’ is put forward to people, most will come up with…
The Anne Frank Exhibition at The School KFI (Chennai) began its journey when two teachers from the School – Ms. G. Devika and Ms. Akhila Seshadri – attended the Teaching History workshop held by PeaceWorks, an initiative of The Seagull Foundation for the Arts in Kolkata in July-August, 2015. A casual conversation between Ms. Devika…
It was in the winter of 2012 that Priya Machado and Loes Singels from the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam arrived in Calcutta at the Seagull Foundation for the Arts. The outcome of the visit was a teachers’ workshop and the decision to bring the project Anne Frank—A History for Today, consisting of an international travelling…
28–29 November 2013 The Anne Frank exhibition had finally arrived in India with Calcutta hosting it for the first time—thank you Seagull. Before the exhibition opened for public viewing, 18 students from four schools—La Martinere for Boys, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Modern High School for Girls and Calcutta International School—came together for a two-day workshop at…
