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Journey of Jan Vachan

BGVS — 2006-11-30T05:00:00Z

Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti published the first set of Jan Vachan Books in 1995 with a view of making good quality reading material at low cost to the neo-literates and new readers emerging out of the successful Mass Literacy Campaign.
A small survey of available literature showed that though there was no paucity of different kinds of books in different Indian languages, there were very few quality books written in simple language for the benefit of the new readers. Much of the (...)

Concept of Continuing Education

BGVS — 2006-02-21T11:14:27Z

In these 21 points the concept of Continuing Education as a process that is Continuing Learning in a society is tried to explain. The primary objective of any educational work and learning is the development of human skill and abilities. This potential must be developed to enable the brand cast possible intelligent, active, responsible and democratic participation in ensuring and safe guarding and equitable healthy, peaceful and human future Continuing Education.

SAMATA Northern Region Training

BGVS — 2005-06-06T06:44:47Z

Second SAMATA Regional Training is going to be held in Dehradun from 8th June to 10th June 2005. This is first ever Northern Region Training after SAMATA brainstorming which was held in the month of January 2005. Motive to hold such types trainings for women is to empower them, self dependent and to come forward as a leader.
Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal and Punjab are the states in the Northern Region Training. 10 Women from each state would be (...)

Teacher's Training Programme in Basic Education

BGVS — 2005-05-03T04:00:00Z

Between the 3rd and 12th of May 2005, BGVS Madhya Pradesh will be conducting a Teacher's Training Programme. This training programme will emphasise skill-building through cooperation and teamwork in order for teachers to learn techniques to enhance their teaching skills.
Attending the training programme as resource persons are Dr. Vinod Raina, Mr. Shyam Bahadur Namra, Dr. Anita Rampal, Mr. C.R. Ramakrishnan and Ms. Asha Mishra.
Teachers from various districts of Madhya Pradesh are invited (...)

SAMATA Eastern Region Training

BGVS — 2005-04-10T04:00:00Z

The first SAMATA Eastern Region Training was held from 10th April to 19th April 2005 at Dhanbad in Jharkhand. This was the first training held by the SAMATA women since the SAMATA brainstorming which was held in the month of January 2005. During the brainstorming it had been decided that in 2005 it was necessary to hold as many women workshops as possible in order for these women to empower themselves.
Women from Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa participated in this Eastern (...)

Kashmir Teachers Training

BGVS — 2005-04-08T04:00:00Z

Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, New Delhi hold 10 days Teachers training programme in Kashmir with the help of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. This training was held in Kashmir from 8th April to 17th April,2005.
About 200 teachers had participated in the training.

Total Literacy, Post-Literacy and Continuing Education Statistics

BGVS — 2005-04-07T04:00:00Z

Data taken from Denzil Saldanha's 2003 Tata Institute of Social Sciences Report.

Case Study of BGVS Rajasthan

BGVS — 2005-04-05T04:00:00Z

Taken from a study by Denzil Saldanha of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai in 2003

BGVS' mandate toward Basic Education

2005-04-04T10:03:56Z

The challenge is two fold; to provide access to those who have no facilities and to improve the quality and relevance of education so that children do not drop out due to lack of interest, or achieve very little.
The Mass Literacy Campaigns unleashed a major demand for children's education all over the country, giving lie to the myth that there was little demand for education from poverty-ridden classes who saw the value of children more in labour than in education.
BGVS responded to such (...)

Environmental Theater Festival

BGVS — 2005-02-21T07:09:49Z

BGVS in collaboration with Ministry of Environment and Forests is holding a National Theater Festival on Environment