It was a great platform to learn peace and justice through discussions as well as on field experience” shares a youngster Badir Siddique.
Badir is from Kerala and is a part of event Go Rurban, wherein a group of youngsters are exploring life at Bhimkoti village. During the five day visit, the youngsters had an experience larger than life. It is to be noted that most of participants had this experience for the first time while others relived their village life.
From wood collection to a fun drive in a tractor the fields was new to the city youngsters. The city youngsters painted the walls of village choupal and carried out labour donation in the village. Among various events an interactive session on peace and nonviolence was also held. This was followed with a talk about youth and their contribution for the development of the village Bhimkoti.
One of the participants Gargee Roy Choudhry shares, “As a Bengali by birth, living in Indore and with parents in Bhopal, I think of myself as diverse. Yet Rurban and Bhimkoti taught me how much we are unaware of the larger portion of Indian population. The fact that there is no communication, roads and electricity was astonishing. Nothing is easy in this village in terms of physical comforts but the mental peace and calm it has brought is beyond words. I hope we could bring a positive change with such initiative. ”
Notably, Go Rurban is organized jointly by Ekta Parishad and Ansh Happiness Society connecting rural and urban life. Some selected youngsters from different states and fields of life have come together to live the life of village people.
Rajagopal PV founder of Ekta Parishad, Anuradha Shanker, IPS, ADGP, and Kedar Singh, ADM Sehore District will be present on the concluding day of the camp for a dialog Youth for Peace and Justice Campaign.