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Fostering Awareness and Creativity:

National Population Education Project's

Role play and Folk dance Competitions

Students performing folk dance at Godavari Auditorium

he National Population A state level competition was or- of each district were invited to take abad; Sri G. Shivaram Reddy
Education Project (NPEP) ganized to mark the occasion of part in the state level competitions. (Ramu), Theatre Actor & Director,
Twas launched in India in World Population Day, the role play The outcome of these National School of Drama, Hyder-
1980 by the Ministry of Human Re- and the folk dance on 27th and 28th competitions is that role play allows abad; and Jolly Puthussery, Associ-
source Development (MHRD) as an October 2022 at the SCERT campus students to enact situations before ate Professor, Theatre Actor & Di-
integral part of the quality improve- in Hyderabad. Students from class they encounter them in real life. It rector, National School of Drama,
ment in schools. It is a value-laden IX and X from each district were in- provides them with an opportunity to Hyderabad, served as jury members
concept funded by the Government vited to participate in competitions. practice the application of life skills at the State Level Competitions.
of India and implemented in all the Out of 33 districts, 16 districts par- that are crucial for protecting The competitions were con-
States and Union Territories of In- ticipated in the role play competi- themselves from risky situations, on ducted at Godavari Auditorium.
dia. The National Council of Edu- tion and 17 districts participated in the other hand, folkdances of Prof. Tahseen Sultana, Coordinator
cation Research and Training folk dance competition. communities are performed on Head of the Department, Curricu-
(NCERT) coordinates the imple- Prior to this,district Level com- special occasions and festivals, lum and Text Books, explained the
mentation of the project at the na- petitions were conducted in all 33 serving as a means to express joy and objectives behind organizing these
tional and state level. SCERT has districts of Telangana in the convey local-specific messages. Folk competitions. The judges provided
been designated as the nodal agency months of August and September dance can also effectively instructions on certain ground rules
for the project in the state. The pro- 2022. Students from various man- communicate messages related to and offered tips on how to perform
gramme provides a study of the agements of the Government in population, adolescence, holistic effectively in both the role play and
population situation in the family, classes IX and X participated in the health, and other issues concerning folk dance categories.
the community, nation, and the competitions. Nearly 12 to 20 children. The theme given for the role play
world with the purpose of develop- teams were took part in the com- Dr. G. Kumara Swamy (MPA, competitions was "Safe use of In-
ing the student’s rational and re- petitions in each district. The 1st Ph.D), Telangana Samskruthika ternet, Gadgets, and Media Liter-
sponsible attitude and behavior to- prize winners from both the role Sarathi, Department of Culture, acy" as well as "Substance abuse and
wards the situation. play and folk dance competitions Government of Telangana, Hyder- its causes and prevention."

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