In a novel attempt, New Ways, decided to welcome the new batch of students in their department with a Grassroots Comics Workshop from 11th-13th August 09. This was meant, first, to serve as an ice-breaking activity between the seniors and the freshers and second, to endorse a cause- Anti Ragging. Therefore, 18 students from the new batch were trained by seniors Minakshi Gogoi, Sushmita Lahkar and Usha Dewani to make comics on various aspects of ragging in educational institutions and hostels.
The new batch of students, though apprehensive and unsure in the beginning picked up the concept of the medium quite well and came up with fantastic comics on issues like personal feelings of a victim of ragging, repercussions in his life, what provokes ragging, implementation of the Supreme Court of India guidelines against ragging and so on. These comics would be used to campaign against ragging in Gauhati University. So watch this space for more news on the same!
The new batch of students, though apprehensive and unsure in the beginning picked up the concept of the medium quite well and came up with fantastic comics on issues like personal feelings of a victim of ragging, repercussions in his life, what provokes ragging, implementation of the Supreme Court of India guidelines against ragging and so on. These comics would be used to campaign against ragging in Gauhati University. So watch this space for more news on the same!
At times when freshers are welcomed with jeerings & asked to accomplish shameful acts in the name of Ragging....New Ways have done their form of welcoming the freshers of the dept in a New Way indeed....not with jeers but with cheers...for a better future!
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