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Udupi: Students Fun Day-out at the Paddy Field in Kaup

  •   Tue, Jul 13 2010 05:53:57 PM

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Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RD/SB)


Udupi, Jul 13: It was a day of fun and frolic as well as learning experience for about 30 students on Sunday July 11. A unique competition of planting rice saplings in a paddy field in the neighbourhood of Kaup had been organized to uphold dying regional tradition.

K P Acharya, correspondent of Vidyaniketan Group of Education Institutions, Kaup inaugurated the competition at the Kaup High School here. Anant Padiyar, president of Rotary Club, Kaup presided.

More than 30 students participated in the competition. Rotary and Rotaract Club organized the competition with the view of promoting traditional culture based on agrarian society of contemporary times in Tulunadu.

Rotary assistant governor Ramesh Bhandary, zonal lieutenant Manohar Rao, Kaup Mahadevi High School headmaster Mohan Suvarna, Ucchila Saraswati High School headmaster Baburaya Acharya and taluk panchayat member Jagdish Acharya were the chief guests. Kaup Rotary secretary Laxman Poojary proposed the vote of thanks.
  

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  • bharati, Mumbai

    Thu, Jul 15 2010

    WOW! Amazing. Looking at those pictures makes me feel like jumping on those paddy fields. Lucky students. I wish this is activity is done by all the Mumbai schools too. There are lot of such fields near mumbai. All the children will get first hand experience of what agriculture means.

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  • Clara Lewis, Kemmannu/Dubai

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    These children are not hired to work on paid work, it is not called child labour, for participants its a great memory to preserve for life, they can later in life speak to their children and grand children, otherwise may be many of them not got a chance to experience what is the agricultural work is, may be some of these children will grow and turn into a great farmers or agriculturist.

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  • jossy, abudhabi

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    Dear max
    I think you don,t know the meaning of child labour & competition.How old is the person working in your house.

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  • pramod k, Mangalore< KSA

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    Cool down Mr. Max, it is not child labour, it is awareness of agriculture, In childwood days children will learn how farmers struggling to grow pady and theire problems , In the name of competion all student learned pady culture. and agriculture is back bone of india
    Great work done organizer keep it up.

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  • Gopal Sherigar, Mumbai/Udupi

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    Dear Max
    I pity on you! This Child labour which you are talking about is to those who had not attended any schooling. If you consider learning as Child Labour it is better advised not to send your ward to school. Why you send them to learn in school?
    Secondly if no body learn our age old tradition of paddy cultivation you will be on road in the very near future. You may be aware today most of the paddy fields near city limits have gone for a toss and if it continues there may be no cultivation and you will have to starve to death. Is it ok with you? Atleast support the people who would like to contribute their mite in preserving/educating students how the paddy cultivation is being done. Trust you will understand

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  • Max, Bendur

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    Shame on you guys! who organized this child labour!! I strongly protest this type of child labour in the name of competition. These little children are supposed to play and enjoy their studies not work in the paddy field.

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  • Clara Lewis, Kemmannu/Dubai

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    Encouraging younger generation to work and to take responsiblity will teach them to respect eleders who work hard to provide them food, shelter, clothing and education. Good move by sponsors, school Headmasters and students who participated in such a unique work, for children its great fun, entertainment and experience, agriculture provide food to millions of people. More and more organisations and schools should participate every year in such a great and unique work, God bless you all.

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  • Nancy, Belman

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    Good move.

    Day will not be far, that one day schools will take children to one day picnic to the paddy field and show how farmers were cultivationg the rice.

    What an Idea Sirjee! To take school children to paddy field to compete.!

    It will be nice if every village-School does this practice every year for one day, then there won't be problem of daily workers in village for working in fields and fulfillment of their demand! Like this student will also learn the agriculture and farmers will get free workers!

    So what if one period in rainy season as Agriculture Period??? School Authorities-make point noted!

    And for these children paddy field is as competion ground. And for our time it was compulsory to work before going to school otherwise my mother would say "thumcha potak pathor podonk". It sounds funny to listen now, but we have struggled a lot to study after our routine farming work.

    But thanks to that life, now we know the value of greenery, home cultivated food (Hand made)etc.

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  • Jayana, Mlore/Blore

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    Firstly Congratulations to the school for moving in the right direction.A novel idea would be teenage children to work in fields/plantations during their summer holidays and learn the value of hardwork. This will ensure a sense of responsibility in them and teach them how difficult it is to grow food which they waste so easily. Of course payment should be given to them as per the job they do. I remember as children we were sent to our native place during our holidays and we did chores there.

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  • Pinto, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    Nice to see these activities from students.college students should have been involved in these kind of activities.

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  • Thomas, Omzoor/Dubai

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    Good Thinking. I appreciate the organizers and the spirit in the children. This is also required in life. Thanks Daijiworld for publishing this.

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  • Venance A.J.Crasta, Udyavara / Bangalore

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    This is really education. Education should have some practical training. Good move from the Organisors. Other schools should follow this kind of activities such as ploughing fields, seedlings, tree planting, gardening, fishing, floriculture,tailoring,fashion designing etc etc...

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  • Vishu Shetty , Nandikoor /Kuwait

    Tue, Jul 13 2010

    Young generation should be motivated towards agriculture .Coming days are for a good former all over world facing food shortage .Food price went higher than ever .We have to utilise our fertile land & should grow something at least for self use .locally grown vegetables with organic fertilizers are more tasty & healthy

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  • jerry moras, Canada

    Tue, Jul 13 2010

    All these students need to cultivate Patrao's farmland which is aquired by force.

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  • William , Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 14 2010

    It is a right step in right direction. Our students and next genenration should learn what is cultivation and other nuances of Agriculture. Technolgy will not give us food. Congratulaions to the school because your thoughts are noble and will make your students wise.

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