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1568 New Delhi, February 8 A makeshift informal school at Delhi s Singhu border, where farmers have been protesting the new agri laws, has resumed after a two-week break with less children owing to the tense situation following the tractor parade violence on Republic Day. A group of farmers from Punjab s Anandpur Sahib had, in December, started the school in a makeshift tent for school-going children who had accompanied their parents to the Singhu border protest site and those living in the slums nearby. Pioneered by writer Bir Singh and advocate Dinesh Chaddha, the temporary school is part of the multiple sewa practices being offered at the protest site. Sukhwinder Singh Barwa, a resident of Roop Nagar district in Punjab, said they resumed the classes on February 5. ....
With bonfire and camaraderie, Singhu welcomes 2021 By Sukant Deepak ( IANS) | Published on Fri, Jan 1 2021 2:36 IST | 0 Views With bonfire and camaraderie, Singhu welcomes 2021.. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Jan 1 : The crowd is more than usual but the diverse collage can easily be broken in one heartbeat. It s the New Year s eve and people from both urban and rural Punjab and Haryana have decided to summon 2021 with the protesting farmers at Singhu and Tikri borders. At what point in history have we not resisted? For us, it is important to stand with the dissenter, that is part of the Punjabi DNA, Harpreet Kaur from Amritsar, tells IANS, negotiating her way through the crowds. Kaur insists that her family no longer owns any land, But this protest stands for many more things, she says. ....
How reading books, teaching slum kids is keeping protesting farmers occupied There are volunteers, who have taken up the responsibility of imparting education to the slum students, who are unable to go to school. Photo: ANI Updated: Dec 22, 2020, 10:34 AM IST With the farmers at Delhi borders brazing freezing cold to force to protest against the government s farm laws, they have also discovered new ways to keep them occupied. The farmers, who have been camping at the borders for close to a month now, are now indulged in reading new books as well as other activities like teaching underprivileged children while continuing the protest. ....
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Makeshift library set up at Singhu border, amid farmers protests By Sahil Pandey | Updated: Dec 19, 2020 00:09 IST New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Amid the farmers protest, a library-cum-cultural centre has been set up at Singhu border which aims to provide books and newspapers for youth and also imparts school education to students from nearby slums. Apart from providing books for the youth to read, the library also offers them a platform to discuss current topics. The tent is used in the evenings, to recreate a tradition, Sanjhi Sath , where the villagers gather to listen to their elders advice. There are 10 teaching volunteers and 150 volunteers for cleaning the area. ....